Here’s How Soda is Killing Your Teeth Softly [INFOGRAPHIC]

April 19, 2013 // 2:37 pm

Remember all the times you lied to promised your dentist that you were definitely going to start flossing, bathe your mouth in fluoride, and absolutely, 100% for sure stop drinking soda . . . only to grab a large Coke the next time you hit the McDonald’s drive thru?…

From BBQ Sauce to Cliff Bars — Here’s How Much Sugar is Hiding in Everyday Food

April 12, 2013 // 11:01 am

Food holds a great many mysteries. When you think about it, do you know what’s actually in that McDonald’s Hot ‘N Spicy McChicken or Starbucks drink? Sugar. Lots and lots of sugar.

The folks over at Buzzfeed created a video that exposes just how much sweetener common foods…

Try Not to Be Murderously Jealous: Dinner Inside Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion

March 28, 2013 // 1:56 pm

To full comprehend the gravitas of the situation — being able to actually dine (and take flash photography!) inside the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland — you must first understand the hyper-exclusivity of the famed Club 33. If you’ve never heard of it, it is, in short, Walt Disney’s…

Science Admits What Kids Have Known for Years – Sugar Can Heal Better Than Antibiotics

February 22, 2013 // 8:00 am

Thank Moses Murandu. We’re so glad someone finally believes us.

Apparently, in Zimbabwe, where Murandu (now a lecturer on adult nursing at an English university) grew up, his father regularly used granulated sugar to help speed the healing process of open wounds. When Murandu moved to the UK, he…

25-Year-Old Man Gets Dentures After Soda Addiction Leaves Him Toothless

February 5, 2013 // 5:42 pm

After drinking one-and-a-half to two gallons of soda every day for three years, 25-year-old William Kennewell of Adelaide, South Australia was forced to replace all of his teeth with a set of dentures.

“I’m told a normal person has about 23 teeth, but. . . I only had 13 left…

Creepy/Awesome Valentine’s Gift Idea: Your Head on a PEZ Dispenser

February 3, 2013 // 9:00 am

Yes, you read correctly. Hot Pop Factory insists that it’s not strange and terrifying to eat sugar pills from your own plastic neck. Using X-Box Kinect motion sensors to scan your cranium and mold you into a candy dispenser that roughly resembles a soap carving of the…

Gun Safety 101 – Make Guns Out of Sugar

November 24, 2012 // 11:54 am

Technically, artist Darren Lago‘s newest installation, Sugar, (which just finished a month-long curation at Davidson Contemporary in New York) is made of tinted resin and glass. But the “Candy Colts” are designed to look like little gummy guns–presumably so children know how bad they…

According to Polar Bears & Jason Mraz Music Video, Coca Cola Causes Amputations and Erectile Dysfunction

October 17, 2012 // 12:35 pm

Anti-sugar and soft drinks campaign, The Real Bears, is on a mission to spread the word about the dangers of drinking your favorite soda. Via a video featuring a family of four endearing polar bears, The Real Bears campaign gets their message across: Soda is very, very…