Soft Drink Consumption Not the Major Contributor to Childhood Obesity, Study Says

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Soft Drink Consumption Not the Major Contributor to Childhood Obesity, Study Says

ScienceDaily — Most children and youth who consume soft drinks and other sweetened beverages, such as fruit punch and lemonade, are not at any higher risk for obesity than their peers who drink healthy beverages, says a new study published in the October issue of Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. The study examined the relationship between beverage intake patterns of Canadian children and their risk for obesity and found sweetened beverage intake to be a risk factor only in boys aged 6-11. Read article

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