In December 2008, the United States Food and Drug Administration approved Rebiana-based sweeteners as food additives. Rebiana is the trade name for a natural, zero-calorie sweetener which is extracted from the stevia plant. Coca-Cola intends to use Rebiana under the...
I’ve talked in the past about how a person’s blood pressure is significantly influenced by the ratio of potassium to sodium in one’s diet, not necessarily the amount of sodium itself. One way to positively affect this ratio is to use a salt...
One of the nice things about the internet is the proliferation of sites which allow you to analyze and track the food that you’re eating. Whether you’re trying to lose weight, trying to eat healthier or merely trying to determine where you’re diet...
Of all the health and eating advice that we are constantly inundated with, one that has sort of fallen by the wayside recently concerns sodium intake. Maybe its because the advice to limit how much salt you put on your food has been taken to heart. Unfortunately, I...
There are 40.5 grams of sugar in a 12 oz can of Coke. Forty grams of sugar is the equivalent of 10 teaspoons of sugar. 10 teaspoons of sugar is the equivalent of 20 sugar cubes. Drinking one Coke a day for a year results in the consumption of 32 pounds of sugar....
