The debate over whether Coca-Cola should use high-fructose corn syrup or cane sugar in its signature cola obscures an important fact: Consumers are increasingly looking for Coke with no sugar at all. Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, which was introduced in 2017, uses both the artificial sweetener aspartame and the natural sweetener stevia in its recipe. It's one of Coca-Cola's fastest-growing products. The scrutiny over Coke's sweeteners began Wednesday, when President Donald Trump announced that the Atlanta company had agreed to switch to using cane sugar in the version of its trademark beverage made in the U.S. Coca-Cola didn't confirm the change, but it defended high fructose corn syrup in a social media post on Thursday.
However you decide to celebrate, pineapple makes it easy to bring bright, fresh flavors into your meals.
Everyone needs protein — it's vital for the growth, repair and maintenance of your muscles, bones and skin. But how much you need depends on your age, weight and nutritional needs. Despite the increasing range of protein-enriched foods on the market, experts say if you're getting enough to eat, you are probably getting enough protein. Protein can be found in a wide variety of foods, including meat, dairy and plant-based foods.
More than 300,000 refugees in the Kakuma camp in remote Kenya have had their food rations cut in half. And now the monthly cash transfers to buy proteins and vegetables to supplement them are gone. Funding for the U.N. World Food Program has dropped after the Trump administration paused support in March. It's part of the widespread dismantling of foreign aid by the United States, once the world's biggest donor. Some refugees are surviving on one meal a day. Some malnourished babies arrive too late at a local hospital and die within hours. Workers fear they will see more.
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A National Institutes of Health study aims to find out whether ultraprocessed foods lead people to eat more. And, if so, why? Teasing out the answers could shed light on the controversial fare that makes up more than 70% of the U.S. food supply. Ultraprocessed foods are linked to ailments including obesity and diabetes, but it's not clear exactly how. Addressing chronic disease is a key goal of the "Make America Healthy Again" agenda embraced by President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Scientists say such research is difficult, time-consuming — and expensive.