Soda, sugar-sweetened beverages linked to more severe symptoms for people with multiple sclerosis

For people with multiple sclerosis (MS), drinking around 290 calories per day of soda or other sugar-sweetened beverages, or the equivalent of about two cans of non-diet soda, may be tied to more severe symptoms and a higher level of disability compared to people with MS who seldom consume sugar-sweetened beverages, according to a preliminary study.

Just one small glass of wine per day increases breast cancer risk

A new report examines breast cancer risk factors and finds that the equivalent of a daily small glass of wine or beer increases the risk significantly.

Coffee might prevent exercise-induced eye fatigue

Researchers found that 3 hours of cycling slowed rapid eye movement, but drinking the equivalent of two cups of coffee counteracted this effect.

Food should be labelled with "activity equivalent" calorie information

Food should be labelled with the equivalent exercise to expend its calories to help people change their behaviour, argues an expert in The BMJ.

Even ‘safe’ levels of added sugar may be harmful

Consuming the equivalent of three cans of soda on a daily basis, or a 25% increased added-sugar intake, may decrease lifespan and reduce the rate of reproduction, according to a study of mice published in the journal Nature Communications. Researchers from the University of Utah conducted a toxicity experiment on 156 mice, of which 58 were male and 98 were female…

Coffee Drinking Tied To Urinary Incontinence In Men

Men who consume about two cups of coffee a day, or the equivalent amount of caffeine, are significantly more likely to have urinary incontinence or a “leaky bladder” than men who drink less or none at all, according to new research from the US. Senior author Alayne D…

UK Needs To Cut 5bn Calories A Day To Tackle Obesity

Announcing an ambitious government “Call to Action” to tackle obesity among Britons, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said on Thursday that the UK population has to cut 5 billion calories from its daily diet, the equivalent of 20 premiership football pitches covered in cheeseburgers, or four Olympic sized swimming pools full of caffè latte…