If you don’t read Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s blog Disease Proof you should start reading it right now. Dr. Fuhrman posts consistently high quality articles about the benefits of a plant-based diet and the drawbacks of unhealthy foods like milk, cheese, and soda.
Dr. Fuhrman went all out tonight. When he found out that the American Academy of Family Physicians is now accepting funding from Coca Cola he called them out on it.
They need to clearly state publically that drinking soda has been a significant contributor to the epidemic of overweight, heart disease and cancer in this country and is disease and death promoting. It is designed to be addicting and serving it to children is child abuse.
soda accepted for kids, but not coffee?
If you give your children soda as a treat or as a replacement for water, perhaps you should reconsider. In fact, giving your child coffee is better than jacking them up on caffeinated high fructose corn syrup. Most parents seem to know that caffeine and kids don’t mix, so why do so many of us pretend like a little coke is ok? Empty calories that make them fat, rot their teeth and fill up their bellies so they aren’t hungry for healthy options. At least they don’t put coke in it anymore?
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