The Juice Debate

June 16, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

  We drink it…sometimes  To juice or not to juice? 10 years ago it wasn’t even a question: Kids drank juice, it was good for them (it seemed). They drank lots and lots of juice. Too much according to American Academy of Pediatrics, who issued a report in 2007 titled, “The Use and Misuse of Fruit [...]

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Sun Crystals Not So Tasty

February 19, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

Mecca reviews the new 100% all natural, 5 calorie sweetener  I really, really wanted to love this sweetener.  Sun Crystals is a new, all natural product made by combining two plants - sugar cane and stevia.  The latter being a small flowering plant native to South America that according to the Sun Crystals box, “has been used as a sweetener [...]

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Another Reason to Avoid Soft Drinks

February 15, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

A new study links sugary soft drinks to pancreatic cancer.  A new study by the University of Minnesota connects sugary soft drinks to an increased risk for developing pancreatic cancer.  According a recent AOL News article, the study followed 14,ooo men and women participating in the Singapore Chinese Health Study for 14 years. At the end of the study, [...]

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