Thursday, October 14, 2004

Soda Causing Nutritional Deficiencies in Children

Children and adolescents who drink soda may be depriving themselves of several important vitamins and minerals, results of a new survey suggest.

The researchers note that soda consumption among children and adolescents rose 41% between 1989-1991 and 1994-1995, mostly displacing milk and juice, the leading sources of many vitamins and minerals in the American diet.

Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine November
Mercola.com