Diet Soda in the News

Hi everyone!  I've been pretty busy with classes lately, but I wanted to write a quick post regarding the recent news about diet soda.  Personally, I cut pop/soda out of my diet in high school due to the recommendations of my track coach.  I know a number of people who do drink soda though, and of these people, many choose to drink diet soda because it has fewer (well, zero to be precise) calories and sugar.  Seems like a smart choice, right?  Well, not really. 

"Researchers at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2011 conducted an experiment on this topic, and found that people who drink diet soda may have a much higher risk of vascular events compared to those who don't drink soda."  This information came from this article.  The Today Show also mentioned this study here. 

They do mention that diet soda, like anything, is fine in moderation.  I totally agree.  Feel free to share any thoughts you have regarding diet soda in the comments below.

*image from: http://personaltrainerz.com/diet-soda/8

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Relaxing Weekend

The semester is over, and I spent some time this weekend catching up on downtime :-). I watched some fun musicals like Singin' in the Rain and Moulin Rouge, and I've started reading a fun book called Water for Elephants! I've been wanting to read this novel for so long, and now I finally have the time. I've also been able to catch up on magazine reading, and here's a very interesting article I came across at the Eating Well magazine (a favorite of mine) website:

http://www.eatingwell.com/blogs/nicci_micco/2009_12_11/angry_mommy_responds_chocolate_milk_is_soda_in_drag_puh_lease

It's about how school's are banning chocolate milk, and I agree with the writer of this post, Nicci Micco, that flavored milk is not all that bad.

Are you aware of what's happening in Copenhagen? You should be!!

What is the Copenhagen climate change summit?

This UN meeting is the deadline for thrashing out a successor to the Kyoto protocol, with the aim of preventing dangerous global warming. It will run for two weeks from December 7 and is the latest in a series that trace their origins to the 1992 Earth summit in Rio.

You should be aware of this as the results will inevitably affect your future and the fate of the world! Yep, it's that important ;-)


For more info. check out: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/copenhagen