This week, one of the nation’s most respected obesity experts, David B. Allison, Ph.D., director of the University of Birmingham’s (UAB) Nutrition and Obesity Research Center, and co-author Dr. Mark Cope, a former UAB research associate, charged that a “white-hat bias” abounds in obesity research, and may skew reported results.In a study published in the ...more

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This year, as you gather with friends and family to celebrate the traditional American holiday of Thanksgiving, toast the season with one of our many refreshing non-alcoholic beverages. Thanksgiving is a great time of year to reflect on all the little things that make our days bright. And the many beverages ABA ...more

Unfortunately, much of what we have to do here at Sip & Savor is provide the full story, or the rest of the story if you will. Our industry has its critics whose selective use of scientific data leads to misconceptions or inaccuracies about our industry or its products. We’re not alone - most lines ...more

Well, more and more people are coalescing around the idea that a soda tax is just not a good idea - including folks you might not expect.And this past week, we read pieces by writers from seemingly polar opposite perspectives come together in agreement that lawmakers should nix any thoughts of pursuing a discriminatory and ...more

Sip & Savor has long made the argument that talk about a soft drink tax has far more to do with a money grab by big government to pay for even bigger government. We’ve also laid out the data and science that shows a soft drink tax won’t work in reducing obesity. You just can’t ...more

The Americans Against Food Taxes coalition released two new ads this week designed to remind lawmakers that taxing groceries like sugar-sweetened beverages (which would include juices, teas, sports drinks, vitamin waters and flavored waters, along with soft drinks) would be a swipe at middle-class families during what are still tough economic times. To take the ...more

“You know, I have heard of sin taxes, but it is a sad day in America when drinking a cola is somewhat equated with a sin. Let me do the parenting in my family.” — U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas Amen.

In his speech on health care reform yesterday, the President gave another eloquent and well-presented set of remarks. Listening to the speech from an admittedly self-serving perspective, we did hear the President once again say those magic words that he would not raise taxes on the middle class through health reform.He and his team have ...more

A wise man once said: “In an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle class.”A message worth heeding as the Congress comes back to work today. And the President is ready to give a big speech on health reform tonight.If our leaders learned anything over the August ...more