If you love the fizzy bubbly as much as Zohan does, you have want to have a good look at what food you’re eating and make some improvements: Those who adore soda pop appear to also eat less healthy diets, according to findings published in Hypertension.
Need reasons to cut down on your soda habit? The study found that soda drinkers:
- consume less calcium, magnesium and potassium
- tend to have increased blood pressure
- and if your high sugar consumption is paired with high salt consumption, you’re more likely to develop heart problems
March 10, 2011
(in no particular order, and of course by no means an exhaustive list)
Why am I blathering on about happiness? Well, later this year, we’ll have a chance to find out what happiness is to Canadians. Coca-Cola turns 125 years old this year and to mark the occasion, the brand is conducting an in-depth study on what makes us happy (and I’m sure Coca-Cola would love to hear me go on about the joy of seeing my favourite boy bands in concert or perhaps about my love affair with bacon–two more items on my list).
As part of their study, Coca-Cola is also asking whether you think Canada should measure Gross National Happiness (think of it as the GDP with a twist–GNH would be a measure of our country’s standard of living in terms of happiness)–it’s a concept that’s gaining support in France and the UK. Vote in Coca-Cola’s poll here.
And while we’re on the topic, I think you should make sure you do something today that makes you happy–and share what that is below in the comments to help spread the joy (doesn’t reading about other people’s joy make you feel happier?).
I’ll kick things off–my happiness task today: officially kicking off training for my next half-marathon. I’m missing the first clinic night at the Running Room, but will do a run on my own here in Montreal. Bring on that runner’s high!
February 10, 2011
