Dentistry

Soda Accounts for 20 Per Cent of Beverage Consumption Among Youth – CDC

 

A new study from the Centers for Disease Control….

Soft drinks account for 20% of children’s total beverage consumption, according to a new report released on September 13 from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Researchers looked at total drink consumption habits of U.S. children ages 2 to 19.

The group, led by Kirsten Hennrick, PhD, from the National Center for Health Statistics, investigated what children drink and how their beverage consumption habits vary by age, sex, and race/ethnicity.

“Beverage choices can impact diet quality and total calorie intake,” the report authors wrote. “Soft drinks accounted for 20% of total beverages consumed among youth. They include a wide variety of beverages

, typically associated with increased intake of added sugar, thus adding extra calories without the benefit of vitamins

, minerals, and fiber.”

People wonder why dental caries/disease hasn’t disappeared…..