Current state taxes and levies on soft drinks are slowing consumption, but not enough to curb the obesity epidemic in the United States, researchers say. -everydayhealth.com
MY COMMENTS: Not enough-you can still load up on soda cheap at any fast food restaurant.
The study found that 41 percent of children (ages 2 – 11), 62 percent of adolescents (ages 12 – 17) and 24 percent of adults drink at least one soda or other sugar-sweetened beverage every day. Regardless of income or ethnicity, adults who drink one or more sodas or other sugar-sweetened beverages every day are 27 percent more likely to be overweight or obese. Soda consumption rates vary from county to county and city to city, with dramatic variations between some counties and some cities. -public health advocacy
MY COMMENT: Results were based on a survey of 43,000 adults and 4,000 children.
Over the past two decades, the number of adults consuming sugar-sweetened beverages such as soft drinks, fruit drinks and punches has increased dramatically, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. sciencedaily.com
MY COMMENT: This is one of the easier diet modifications you can make – just one soda a day provides enough calories to pack on 1 extra pound every 23 days.
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