Soda drinks

Chicago, February 11: Drinking too much soda could increase a woman’s risk of kidney damage, a recent study has found.

According to the novel study, women who drink two or more cans of soda pop per day are nearly twice as likely to develop early kidney disease as those who do not.

Led by David Shoham of Loyola University Health System in Chicago, U.S., the study found an elevated risk of kidney disease specifically for women, and not for men, who drink diet soda.

Albany, New York, December 28: While New York’s Governor David Patterson has tried solving a dual trouble with his so–called ‘obesity tax’ proposal; firstly, raising money to

Governor Paterson’s proposal to levy an 18 percent ‘obesity tax’ on non-diet soda and other sugary drinks to bridge the budget deficit is not finding favor with many. The proposal states that any fluid that has less than 70 percent fruit juice will attract this tax.