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Coke Launches New 90-Calorie Mini Can
Coca-Cola is giving consumers even more ways to manage their calories with the introduction of its new 7.5 oz. mini can. The 90-calorie can will be released in select East Coast cities this December, with a nationwide rollout set for 2010.
Are Health Factors the Real Reason Behind Coca-Cola's New Labels?
Will larger labels help offset weight gain? That's what the folks at Coca-Cola are hoping.
New Coca-Cola packaging will feature prominent nutritional labels on the front of all its products by the end of 2011.
Enviga- What?
Coke is launching Enviga, a low calorie sparkling Green Tea Drink, which they claim will make your metabolism faster.
Dr. Rhona Applebaum, chief scientist of The Coca Cola Company explains how:
“Enviga contains the optimum blend of green tea extracts (EGCG), caffeine and naturally active plant micronutrients designed to work with your body to increase calorie burning, thus creating a negative calorie effect.
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Coca-Cola's Truvia Wins FDA Approval
Earlier this week, the Coca-Cola company announced it would begin selling three flavors of diet Odwalla juices sweetened with Truvia. Derived from the somewhat controversial herb stevia, Truvia had yet to be approved by the FDA when the Coca-Cola company made its announcement. On Wednesday, Dec.
Coca-Cola Sweetening Its Lineup With Stevia
Apparently, FDA approval can wait. This week, the Coca-Cola company will begin selling a diet drink sweetened with the somewhat controversial herbal supplement stevia. For three diet flavors of its Odwalla juices, Coke will use the Truvia brand of sweetener, which it developed in partnership with Cargill earlier this year.
Which drink contains MORE caffeine?
Have you all heard or tried BuzzWater?
Buzz Water is a drink that takes good old natural, healthy, hydrating spring water and adds caffeine to it. I guess it's better than the sugar-filled alternative found in Coca-Cola, but what I want to know is if you know...
Is Diet Healthier Than Regular Soda?
With so many people watching their calorie intake, they're always looking for ways to cut back without having to sacrifice much. That's why diet soda has become so popular. A regular 12-ounce can of Coca-Cola contains 143 calories, but a can of Diet Coke or Coca-Cola Zero contains only one.
5 Saltiest Meals, With a Side Order of Hypertension
Eating out is always a treat, but the problem with eating food someone else makes is that you have no idea how much sodium it's loaded with. 2,300 mg of salt (one teaspoon) is the recommended daily limit for healthy people, but if you have issues with high blood pressure, 1,500 mg is your limit. According to a study by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), "Unsafe levels of sodium chloride, or salt, in chain restaurant meals increase one's chance of developing hypertension, heart attacks, strokes, and kidney disease."
Healthy Eating Tip: Limit Your Added Sugar Intake to 40 Grams
I have a huge sweet tooth, so I can relate to your cravings for cookies, chocolate, and the like. The problem is, too much sugar can lead to weight gain, metabolic disorder (a precursor of type 2 diabetes and heart disease), and possibly even certain cancers. Added sugars should make up only six to 10 percent of your daily calories.
Join Diet Coke and Wear Red For Women's Heart Health
Did you wear your red today? If not, then our friends at Diet Coke thought you should know that today is National Wear Red Day. Every year on the first Friday in February, people all around the country wear red to raise awareness of women's heart disease.
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