Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Sugary drinks closely associated with obesity


Drink sugar drinks  or juices daily are lead to obese similary sugar based beverages can also leads to obesity to a new study.

Dr. Mark DeBoer, who led the study at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville found that  sugary drinks and extra weight has been well documented among teens and adults, researchers said that up until now, the evidence was less clear for young children. "Even though sugar-sweetened beverages are relatively a small percentage of the calories that children take in, that additional amount of calories did contribute to more obesity over time"

News source  http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/08/05/sugary-drinks-tied-to-obesity-among-preschoolers/#ixzz2bHAJD3Hy

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