under the microscope

Sugar-sweetened beverages may be addictive.

I’m not sure this is surprising to anyone, but more studies do help make the case stronger. “Youth between 13 and 18 years of age who were deprived of sugary drinks for just three days reported headaches, cravings and other […]

thoughts of food

Germs that love diet soda. 

This is published in the NYT opinion section, but interesting anyway. The author discusses the links between sugars, sugar substitutes, and germs that live in the microbiome. | learn more