The World Health Organization is pushing countries to raise the prices of sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50% over the ...

The recommended daily consumption of sugar is 36 grams per day, equivalent to nine teaspoons of sugar. But some of the most sugary drinks in the world can have more than that recommended amount of ...

CDC report finds most sugary drinks consumed at home. Aug. 31, 2011— -- Half of all Americans aged 2 and older consume sugary drinks on any given day and at least 25 percent of Americans ...

Of the deaths in 2010 linked to drinking sugar-sweetened soft drinks, fruit juice or sports beverages, 132 000 were from diabetes, 44 000 from cardiovascular disease and 6,000 from cancer.

ATLANTA — Sugary drinks may leave a sour taste given their possible impact on mortality, according to a new study. "This is a public health crisis, requiring urgent action," said the study's ...

Even if added sugars are a problem for some people, she said, sugary drinks don’t account for most of the added sugars Americans consume. The drinks have become a simple and trendy target, she said.

Sugary drinks may leave a sour taste given their possible impact on mortality, according to a new study. “This is a public health crisis, requiring urgent action,” said the study’s senior ...