Andrew Jacobs

Jan 16, 2025 | hawaiitribune-herald.com | Andrew Jacobs

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food, beverages and drugs, more than three decades after the synthetic coloring was first found to cause cancer in male laboratory rats. The dye, a petroleum-based additive, has been used to give candy, soda and other products their vibrant cherry red hue.

Jan 15, 2025 | nytimes.com | Andrew Jacobs

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food, beverages and drugs, more than three decades after the synthetic coloring was first found to cause cancer in male laboratory rats. The dye, a petroleum-based additive, has been used to give candy, soda and other products their vibrant cherry red hue.

Jan 14, 2025 | nytimes.com | Andrew Jacobs

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed requiring new nutrition labels on the front of food and beverage products, a long-awaited move aimed at changing eating habits associated with soaring rates of obesity and diet-related illness that are responsible for a million deaths each year.

Jan 8, 2025 | nytimes.com | Andrew Jacobs

Barry M. Popkin, nutricionista de la Universidad de Carolina del Norte, campus Chapel Hill, que no participó en el estudio, subrayó que los resultados coincidían con investigaciones previas sobre los efectos de los alimentos ultraprocesados para la salud en todo el mundo. "Esto replica y refuerza lo que ya sabemos sobre las bebidas azucaradas, pero los resultados ponen de relieve sus graves consecuencias para la salud y la productividad, en especial en África y América Latina", puntualizó.

Jan 6, 2025 | xpresschronicle.com | Andrew Jacobs

“This replicates and reinforces what we already know about sugar-sweetened beverages,” he said, “but the findings highlight their severe costs on health and productivity, especially in Africa and Latin America.”The study detailed intriguing patterns in the consumption of sugary drinks. For example, researchers found that men had modestly higher rates of soda consumption than women. Intake was higher among the well-educated, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America.