Tag: Soda

23 JAN

Food Stamp Recipients Spend 20 Percent Of Their Allowance On Junk Foods, $608 Million Spent On Soda Alone, USDA Says

The USDA released somewhat startling data regarding the purchases made by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as food stamps, recipients. The study found that 20 percent of SNAP benefits were being used to purchase “junk foods” which include “sweetened beverages, desserts, salty snacks, candy and sugar.” The most popular junk item purchased with […]

24 JUL

5 Things That Happen To Your Body When You Kick The Diet Soda Habit

Congratulations, you decided to kick the diet soda habit, for good. Many people have chosen to put the calorie-free bubbly drink aside after learning the health risk of continuing to drink the substance. Maybe you tried to read the ingredients and was shocked to realize that you cannot pronounce any of the names. Surely, if […]