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Soft-drink makers and the corn growers whose products sweeten them will mightily resist anything that threatens to come between them and their consumers. But the nutrition activists believe that the wind may be shifting their way. "The soda-pop industry is more powerful than we are," Jacobson says. "But the obesity epidemic has a power of its own." --By Eric Roston
Several campus groups consider themselves fortunate to have corporate endorsements. Veritas Records has entered into a partnership with Adidas Originals, whose Harvard Square store opens on April 24th. In looking for student bands to perform at their opening, Adidas Originals turned to Veritas. To sweeten the deal, the store donated a number of old-school inspired T-shirts and track jackets to the organization...
...honey sweeten your health? Researchers at the University of California at Davis gave volunteers four tablespoons of buckwheat honey a day for a month and found that honey consumption was directly related to blood levels of polyphenols--antioxidant compounds found in fruits, vegetables and tea that have been linked to a reduced risk of heart disease and cancer. Sure, honey has calories--64 per tablespoon--but given that the average American consumes 150 lbs. of caloric sweeteners each year, substituting honey for sugar seems like a healthy trade...
...trying to give us hell." Indeed, China is steadily chipping away at Taiwan's sovereignty by stripping the island of nations that still maintain diplomatic relations with Taipei. Just last week, little Liberia switched allegiance to Beijing, possibly because China used its position on the U.N. Security Council to sweeten aid for the war-torn African country...
...taxes on them in proportion to the problems they cause. Why not a tax on junk food? The resulting income could fund medical research, provide health insurance for children from low-income families and build gyms at elementary schools. Of course, legislators would have to resist lobbyists willing to sweeten campaign funds with some plump gifts, but maybe, for the health of America, it's time to cut the fat. DONNA KEISER Corpus Christi, Texas...