Eliminating Soda From School Diets Does Not Affect Overall Consumption

Monday, November 10, 2008 - 07:28 in Health & Medicine

With childhood obesity increasing, school administrators and public health officials are reducing availability of sugar-sweetened beverages in schools. In a new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, researchers found that reduction or elimination of sugar-sweetened beverages from school menus has little effect on total consumption by adolescents.

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