Sugar-Sweetened
Drinks Are Not Replacing Milk in Kid’s Diets
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Beverage Intake Should be Monitored, Study in the Journal of the Academy of
Nutrition and Dietetics Recommends
Columbus,
OH - 7/18/2012
National
data indicate that milk consumption has declined among children while
consumption of sweetened beverages of low nutritional quality has more than
doubled. Although this suggests that sugar-sweetened beverages may have
replaced more nutritious drinks in children’s diets, a new study suggests that
in fact changes in children’s milk consumption are not significantly related to
changes in their consumption of sodas and flavored fruit drinks over time. The
results are published online today in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition
and Dietetics.
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