Childhood Obesity Linked to Soda's

Cutting Out Soda Curbs Children’s Weight Gain, Studies Show

Source: healthland.time.com

Researchers provide the strongest evidence yet that soda and other sugary drinks contribute to the obesity epidemic in children.

But the new research suggests that limiting children’s access to sugary beverages can indeed curb weight gain: one paper found that providing children with water or diet soda as an alternative to full-sugar soft drinks can lead to meaningful drops in children’s fat deposits and weight; another showed that drinking a single no-calorie drink a day, instead of a sugary one, slows weight gain, independent of other behaviors like overeating or failing to exercise. A third study finds that for people who are already genetically predisposed to obesity, drinking sugary sodas can make their weight problem worse.

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