The World Health Organization is pushing countries to raise the prices of sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50% over the ...

That’s why, on Thursday, July 3, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a new campaign urging countries to raise taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks by at least 50% by 2035 through ...

One 20-ounce soda can blow past your daily sugar limit—see how your favorite drinks measure up and how to make smarter swaps.

Brace yourself, lovers of diet sodas and sugary drinks. It’s more bad news and yet another reason to consider ditching your favorite soda or soft drink. A new study followed more than 450,000 ...

Utah is known for its "dirty soda" habit, but new research from Brigham Young University shows these sodas might not be as harmless a "vice" as some assume.

Sugary drinks are a prime culprit in rampant health problems — diabetes, obesity, and heart, dental and liver disease – that cut lives short and drive up health care costs.

Soda taxes are meant to discourage people from drinking too much sugar, which is linked to a host of bad health outcomes. Cities that imposed the taxes saw a 33% decrease in the sale of sugary drinks.

Ever since Berkeley, California, implemented the nation’s first sugary drink tax in November 2014, paving the way for similar taxes across the country, supporters and opponents of the measures ...

Sugary drinks may leave a sour taste given their possible impact on mortality, according to a new study. “This is a public health crisis, requiring urgent action,” said the study’s senior ...

Research shows sugary drinks increase the risk of diet-related diseases. National. In cities with sugary drink taxes, prices went up and purchases dropped. January 5, 2024 5:08 PM ET.

Frequently consuming sugary drinks is associated with a higher risk of death, according to a study published in an American Heart Association journal.

Sugary beverages are a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, per study that shows table sugar doesn't carry same risk ...