Re: Iron and teeth and pop

email hidden said:

ironjustice said:

Coca-Cola Japan has widened the recall of a swathe of products found
to
contain iron powder.

Based on that paper shouldn't they have recalled Sprite and added more
iron to Coke ?

No. They should encourage people to avoid soft drinks as being
horribly fattening [censored] that's bad for kids and adults alike.

Or the diet stuff which is full of [censored] artificial sweeteners.

People are free to make choices though.

George M. Carter

GMCarter said:

No. They should encourage people to avoid soft drinks as being
horribly fattening [censored] that's bad for kids and adults alike.

Or the diet stuff which is full of [censored] artificial sweeteners.

People are free to make choices though.

George M. Carter

Very scientific indeed..

email hidden said:

GMCarter said:

No. They should encourage people to avoid soft drinks as being
horribly fattening [censored] that's bad for kids and adults alike.

Or the diet stuff which is full of [censored] artificial sweeteners.

People are free to make choices though.

George M. Carter

Very scientific indeed..

Ah--based on some epi data that has linked soft drink use with the
epidemic of obesity, though you're right, as framed above, it is my
opinion.

So you can review some data below. Of course, this won't sway your
view if you're making a handsome salary selling that [censored]!

George M. Carter

***
Malik VS, Schulze MB, Hu FB. Intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and
weight gain: a systematic review. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006
Aug;84(2):274-88.

Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA,
USA.

Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), particularly
carbonated soft drinks, may be a key contributor to the epidemic of
overweight and obesity, by virtue of these beverages' high added sugar
content, low satiety, and incomplete compensation for total energy.
Whether an association exists between SSB intake and weight gain is
unclear. We searched English-language MEDLINE publications from 1966
through May 2005 for cross-sectional, prospective cohort, and
experimental studies of the relation between SSBs and the risk of
weight gain (ie, overweight, obesity, or both). Thirty publications
(15 cross-sectional, 10 prospective, and 5 experimental) were selected
on the basis of relevance and quality of design and methods. Findings
from large cross-sectional studies, in conjunction with those from
well-powered prospective cohort studies with long periods of
follow-up, show a positive association between greater intakes of SSBs
and weight gain and obesity in both children and adults. Findings from
short-term feeding trials in adults also support an induction of
positive energy balance and weight gain by intake of sugar-sweetened
sodas, but these trials are few. A school-based intervention found
significantly less soft-drink consumption and prevalence of obese and
overweight children in the intervention group than in control subjects
after 12 mo, and a recent 25-week randomized controlled trial in
adolescents found further evidence linking SSB intake to body weight.
The weight of epidemiologic and experimental evidence indicates that a
greater consumption of SSBs is associated with weight gain and
obesity. Although more research is needed, sufficient evidence exists
for public health strategies to discourage consumption of sugary
drinks as part of a healthy lifestyle.

PMID: 16895873 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

***
Fernald LC. Socio-economic status and body mass index in low-income
Mexican adults. Soc Sci Med. 2007 May;64(10):2030-42. Epub 2007 Mar
21.

School of Public Health, University of California, 140 Warren Hall, MC
7360, Berkeley, CA 94720-7360, USA.

The study reported here explored the associations of body mass index
(BMI), socio-economic status (SES), and beverage consumption in a very
low-income population. A house-to-house survey was conducted in 2003
of 12,873 Mexican adults. The sample was designed to be representative
of the poorest communities in seven of Mexico's 31 states. Greater
educational attainment was significantly associated with higher BMI
and a greater prevalence of overweight (25BMI<30) and obesity (30BMI)
in men and women. The combined prevalence of overweight and obesity
was over 70% in women greater than the median age of 35.4 years with
at least some primary education compared with a prevalence of 45% in
women below the median age with no education. In both sexes, BMI was
positively correlated with education, occupation, quality of housing
conditions, household assets, and subjective social status. BMI and
household income were significantly correlated in women but not in
men. In the models including all SES variables, education, occupation,
housing conditions and household assets all contributed independently
and significantly to BMI, and household income and subjective social
status did not. Increased consumption of alcoholic and carbonated
sugar beverages was associated with higher SES and higher BMI. Thus,
in spite of the narrow range of socio-economic variability in this
population, the increased consumption of high calorie beverages may
explain the positive relationship between SES and BMI. The positive
associations between SES and BMI in this low-income, rural population
are likely to be related to the changing patterns of food
availability, food composition, consumption patterns and cultural
factors. Contextually sensitive population-level interventions are
critically needed to address obesity and overweight in poor
populations, particularly in older women.

***

GMCarter said:

Ah--based on some epi data that has linked soft drink use with the
epidemic of obesity, though you're right, as framed above, it is my
opinion.

I don't necessarily disagree- it's just that Coke seems to be a
convenient target/scapegoat for obesity that's caused by a poor diet
in general. However, I disagree with the "diet stuff which is full of
[censored] artificial sweeteners" it seems the research on health risks due
to artificial sweeteners is as reliable as that on risks of amalgam.

Thank you for the citations !

- Marco