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.