date:Sep 25, 2012
just not there, claimed Dr James Rippe, associate professor of medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine.
Rippe told FoodNavigator-USA he was alarmed by the direction the soda debate is now taking.
He added: People in the US are consuming on average 500 more calories than they did 30 years ago from all sources. But as a percentage of the calories were consuming, added sugars have decreased.
Weve also had diet drinks for the past 25 years and that hasnt worked[arrested obesity rates].
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