The American Heart Association is the latest group to come down on sugary drinks. Some day in our post-apocalyptic, Big Brother-run dystopia, one will likely be unable to buy sugarful soft drinks in 12-ounce cans, since they exceed the daily recommended allowance of sugars. I'm glad I did the right thing and got one of those old fashioned bottles at lunch today. I think those are safe. The enormous Mountain Dew that you get with your Taco Bell - not good.
"'Over the past 30 years, total calorie intake has increased by an average of 150 to 300 calories per day, and approximately 50 percent of this increase comes from liquid calories (primarily sugar-sweetened beverages),' the report reads.
"And daily consumption of sweetened soft drinks rose 70 percent between 1970 and 2000. One 12-ounce (0.35 liter) can of regular soda contains roughly 130 calories, which exceeds a woman's daily discretionary sugar budget."
Full article here on Reuters Health.
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