“Singh and colleagues spent five years putting the pieces together.”
Really? It would take me five minutes. Eating and drinking crap is bad for you. Duh. But so what.
“The study adds to mounting evidence that sugar-sweetened beverages, loaded with calories that carry little nutritional value, are a public health hazard.” Ah...a PUBLIC health hazard. I see where this is going.
“I think our findings should really impel policymakers to make effective policies to reduce sugary beverage consumption since it causes a significant number of deaths,” This is a very political sounding ‘doctor’.
then what about 195,000 medical malpractice deaths a year?...Cut from and article. Googoo it.
I stopped right there.
I have it from a good source that ANYONE that drank Whole Vitamin D milk during the War of 1812 died.
Also, this past St Patricks day (AS on every Amateur Night) the reports are rampant that 40%(pick a #) of traffic deaths are alcohol involved.
By all means, YES do something about that.
BUT
Wouldn’t your time be better spent (safely) to eradicate the cause of the other 60% also?
It shouldn't "shake up the debate", as the debate isn't about sugar, whether it's good, bad or neutral. The debate is about whether government should control people's lives. I'm against nannyism myself.
I’m absolutely certain that this study was in no way at all driven by an agenda... </is the sarc tag even necessary?>
“Study” today=LIES!
LLS
Millions of people die every year across the planet die from sex. Yes, that’s right. You heard me. You see, sex leads to babies. Everybody dies. Eventually. So, sex leads to death. QED
Is there a “marker” in the sugar sodas that are actually linked to the causes of death?
If not, then it is nothing but statistics pulled out of thin air.
So what is a “good” cause of death?
Dementia after 3 years in wheel chair in a nursing home wearing diapers?
50,000 U.S. Deaths Linked to Stupidity most from Harvard.
It’s true....they contain Dihydrogen Monoxide.....
Get the truth on this evil substance
However global warming will likely save that many people from being killed in snowshoe, snowmobile and skiing accidents, falling on icy sidewalks and in car accidents caused by winter weather conditions.
Well, go after the sugar industry! These companies are KILLING AMERICANS!! Don’t wait a minute longer! A Coke or a Pepsi is but a drop in the bucket!/s, of course.
100% of all deaths linked to living! But, that is a provable number and I want funds for my study.
How did they come up with that number??
What would we do without studies?
The LIBERALS would do a study on how to spend $$$ on making Studies!!
Who paid for this nonsense...........?
The TAXPAYERS...(I doubt it came out of the people who did the studies pockets)
So, how many deaths are due to homosexual sex?
How many people killed due to abortion?
How many deaths linked to booze?
How many illegal alien drunk driving deaths?
I need to know Hah-vahd...
They will take my Coke Cherry Zero from my cold, dead fingers
First question - where was the control group? They claim a relatively small number of deaths nation wide but where is the study on a like group who never had a highly sugared drink in their lives?
Second question - what is the threshold for calling a drink “highly sugared”? What parts per million?
Third question - what was the duration of the study?
There a many other questions that should be asked to establish the validity of this “study”!
IMHO, this study like so many other “studies” consisted of someone reading a bunch of other studies and making unsupported conclusions based on the frequency of a minor data packet, if that. i also find it interesting that this “study” was released after the court system struck down Bloomberg’s ban on larger sodas.
Important safety note: Before consuming sugary drinks, it is important to remember to consume only the drink, not its container. Some 25,000 Americans a year are dieing because they attempted to swallow a sugary drink can, bottle, or box, and subsequently choked.