Britons Swap Water for Sugary Drinks - Study

September 29th, 2009 THE HAGUE, The Netherlands - Fresh water from the tap will soon be available everywhere in Romania. From 6 to 9 October, a team of Dutch water experts will visit four southern Provinces (Giurgu, Calarasi, Buzao, and Ilfov) to demonstrate how even the most remote municipalities can offer their residents clean and fresh drinking water.

September 16th, 2009 LONDON - As summer holidays fast become a distant memory, Britons have plunged in to a state of melancholy, reveals a new survey by TripAdvisor(R), the world's most popular and largest travel community. The survey of 600 British travellers reveals that a staggering 85 percent maintain that their stress-levels return to pre-holiday highs within one month or less of returning home from their summer trips, whilst almost half of these - 41 percent - find that their stresses return within just one week of being back.

September 15th, 2009 BASINGSTOKE, England - Once touted as a unique combination of high growth markets, the BRIC nations of Brazil, Russia, India and China have enjoyed varying fortunes during the great economic downturn of 2009. Projections after the first half of the year from Canadean's new Quarterly Beverage Tracker, point to China and to a lesser extent India already shrugging off any financial woes with both countries set for healthy volume rises in 2009.

September 8th, 2009 ATLANTA - **Contracts to Launch September 28** IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.(R) (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced today the introduction of 43 new OTC cleared energy contracts for North American electricity, natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil. ICE plans to make these OTC swaps and options available for clearing beginning Monday, September 28, 2009.

July 9th, 2009 LONDON - In response to the decision taken by the Australian town of Bundanoon to ban bottled water, Jeremy Clarke, director, Natural Hydration Council, commented: "From a UK perspective, a ban on bottled water as undertaken by the residents of Bundanoon would actually be counterproductive; with potentially detrimental consequences for health and the environment. "We know that when bottled water sales fell in the UK last year 71 per cent of that came from people actually switching to other soft drinks(1).

July 1st, 2009 ZAHNA, Germany - Germany is well known for its beer, its sausages and now for its herb liquor. Germany is the country with the biggest variety of herb liquor in the world; there are more than 150 different herb liquors all over Germany.

May 11th, 2009 HOUSTON - WATER STANDARD, a global vessel-based water desalination company, was honored with the "Desalination Deal of the Year" award at Global Water Intelligence's Global Water Awards Ceremony held Monday, April 27, 2009 in Zurich, Switzerland. The award recognizes WATER STANDARD's contribution to "redefining an industry" and acknowledges WATER STANDARD's achievement in securing commitments of up to US$250 million in funding towards the development and construction of the first in its fleet of Seawater Desalination Vessels (SDV), an unprecedented achievement in the desalination sector.

March 19th, 2009 BASINGSTOKE, England - Latest Global Beverage Forecasts from Canadean The combined forces of the economic downturn and environmental pressures are causing a sharp slowdown in the global bottled water market, according to a recent analysis by global beverage industry specialists, Canadean. The situation is most marked in the USA, where Canadean is forecasting annual growth of under 1% for the next five years.

March 17th, 2009 ZAHNA, Germany - Tarpan Vodka Launches in the UK Produced by the Tarpan distillery and imported by Drinks and Food UK Ltd., Tarpan is a high quality, triple-distilled vodka from the beautiful region of Masuria in North Eastern Poland. The name 'Tarpan' means 'wild horse' and refers to the now extinct herds of Tarpan that used to roam the vast plains of Masuria.

March 16th, 2009 OTTAWA, Canada - Maude Barlow, senior advisor on water to the President of the United Nations General Assembly and Council of Canadians chairperson, says the Harper government's goal of a seat on the UN Security Council should be denied until Canada formally recognizes water as a human right. Ms. Barlow is currently in Istanbul for the week-long World Water Forum at which government ministers from 120 countries will discuss global water issues.

May 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Boys have a sweeter tooth than girls, a new food study has found. In order to recognise how tasty food is, boys on an average need 10 per cent more sourness and 20 per cent more sweetness.

April 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Children and adolescents can be prevented from consuming an average of 235 excess calories per day by replacing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) with water, according to a study. Such a replacement may prove very helpful in dealing with childhood overweight and obesity, and address dental cavities and other health problems associated with added sugar, say the study's authors.

September 4th, 2009 LONDON - British drinkers splash out an average of 39,480 pounds buying rounds for their friends over a lifetime, according to a new survey. The study involving 4000 Britons adults revealed that they spend around 840 pounds a year on drinks for their friends, partners and work colleagues.

April 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Sipping sports drinks may boost your energy levels but they have a flip side - they may erode your teeth. In a study, researchers found that their prolonged consumption may be linked to erosive tooth wear, in which acids eat away the tooth's smooth hard enamel coating and trickle into the bonelike material underneath, causing tooth to soften and weaken.

September 18th, 2009 LONDON - Britons waste one month of their lives searching for the television remote control, a new study has found. After studying 4,000 individuals, the researchers found that the average viewer loses it an average of 3.2 times a week and spends more than four minutes looking for it each time, reports The Scotsman.

March 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Rahul Bose is extremely conscious about the water he drinks and even while at an upmarket hotel in the capital recently, the suave actor demanded lemonade made out of 'mineral water only'. On being asked if he wished to drink something hot or cold, Rahul said he wanted a glass of lemonade.

September 9th, 2009 NY water bottle deposits expected to start in fallALBANY, N.Y. — Mandatory deposits on water bottles are expected to start this fall in New York, while the Paterson administration considers changes that would extend them to other beverages, including sugared water, iced tea and sports drinks.

June 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has shown that post-meal surges in blood sugar can cut a man's level of circulating testosterone by about a quarter. According to study's researchers, the finding might help doctors decide to test for testosterone levels while patients are fasting.

August 12th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Britons' lazy lifestyle is destroying their sex lives. According to a new survey, three-quarters of couples in the UK have trouble mustering enough energy at the end of the day for a night of passion with their partner.

September 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - While ordering food and drinks in a restaurant, people tend to follow a predictable pattern, says a new study. The study found that people in groups apparently tend to seek variety when making initial orders, then gravitate toward similar choices, and then, as the group consensus grows, to move away from popular choices.