Should we be concerned about sweetened drinks being unsafe?

About this episode

The episode discusses concerns raised about the safety of sugar-sweetened beverages following social media posts by HHS Secretary RFK Jr.

There has been a recent stream of social media posts from HHS Secretary RFK Jr calling into question the safety of sugar-sweetened beverages from Starbucks and DunkinDonuts. But is there a concern we should have about these beverages? Well, let's talk about that... Please make sure to follow our work on: YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.Education Substack @ https://jeclark.substack.com Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/ Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performance Bluesky @ scientific-health.bsky.social If you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack .

People in this episode

Host: Scientific Health: Education and Human Performance

Topics covered

• sugar-sweetened beverages
• health concerns
• social media influence
• safety of drinks
• public health

Keywords

• sweetened drinks
• safety
• health risks
• sugar
• beverages

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Starbucks, DunkinDonuts

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