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Early soda drinking tied to unhealthy diet June 2010
Early soda drinking tied to unhealthy diet
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A
new study says that consumption of soda at an early age in girls is
indicative
of an unhealthy diet through adolescence.
They study showed
that girls who drank soda at age five had diets that were less likely to
meet
nutritional standards for the duration of the study, which ended at age
15.
Girls who did not drink soda at age five did not meet certain
nutritional
requirements, but their diets were healthier.
Soda drinkers drank far
less milk than non-soda drinkers, and milk has all of the nutrients that
differed between the groups except fibre.
"Adequate nutrient intake
is important for optimal health and growth," the researchers
reported.
For example, low calcium intake may lead to bone fractures,
higher added sugar may cause dental problems and the development of
several
chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes.
The Institute of Medicine,
part of the National Academy of Sciences, recommends that girls between
age 14
and 18 receive at least 65 milligrams of vitamin C daily. In this study,
soda
drinkers fell short at just 55 milligrams daily, while non-soda drinkers
exceeded the recommendation at 70.5 milligrams daily.
The study also
found that the consumption of soda intake in soda drinkers increased
even more
after 15 compared to their counterparts. Laura Fiorito, postdoctoral
fellow in
Penn State's Center for Child Obesity Research, suggested that "parents
model
consumption patterns for their children," and that the parents''
unhealthy
eating habits not only contributed to an increased BMI, but influenced
children.
The American Academy of Pediatrics issued a formal
statement in 2001 that recommended limits on children's fruit juice
intake, but
none on soda.
This study provides a clear link showing that soda can
prevent people from maintaining a healthy diet.
It was published in a
recent issue of the
Journal of the American
Dietetic Association
.
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Please share.
indicative
of an unhealthy diet through adolescence.
They study showed
that girls who drank soda at age five had diets that were less likely to
meet
nutritional standards for the duration of the study, which ended at age
15.
Girls who did not drink soda at age five did not meet certain
nutritional
requirements, but their diets were healthier.
Soda drinkers drank far
less milk than non-soda drinkers, and milk has all of the nutrients that
differed between the groups except fibre.
"Adequate nutrient intake
is important for optimal health and growth," the researchers
reported.
For example, low calcium intake may lead to bone fractures,
higher added sugar may cause dental problems and the development of
several
chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes.
The Institute of Medicine,
part of the National Academy of Sciences, recommends that girls between
age 14
and 18 receive at least 65 milligrams of vitamin C daily. In this study,
soda
drinkers fell short at just 55 milligrams daily, while non-soda drinkers
exceeded the recommendation at 70.5 milligrams daily.
The study also
found that the consumption of soda intake in soda drinkers increased
even more
after 15 compared to their counterparts. Laura Fiorito, postdoctoral
fellow in
Penn State's Center for Child Obesity Research, suggested that "parents
model
consumption patterns for their children," and that the parents''
unhealthy
eating habits not only contributed to an increased BMI, but influenced
children.
The American Academy of Pediatrics issued a formal
statement in 2001 that recommended limits on children's fruit juice
intake, but
none on soda.
This study provides a clear link showing that soda can
prevent people from maintaining a healthy diet.
It was published in a
recent issue of the
Journal of the American
Dietetic Association
.
Follow us on Twitter for more stories
Please share.
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Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Paul Murphy on -
Couches ,TV's,lack of physical activity. Time for a new action plan.
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Permalink Reply by susan sommers on -
Parents wake up! There is NO reason to be giving your young children soda to drink when there are so many healthy choices. Water is free!
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Permalink Reply by Jill Harju on -
O.k. I think that it should not just be girls at age 5. In my thaughts it is all children, any person at any age, any gender. Drinking pop is not good for anyone in general. So are they saying that if the girls drank pop regularly at the age of five, then discontinued the habit for the rest of her life, that she would still be at risk for a larger BMI. Sounds rather ridiculous to me. Now I could see, if someone were to have a bad soda pop habit and drink it everyday that of course they would be at risk for a larger BMI regardless of age or sex. Pop if full of sugar which is an addiction in itself and has no nutritional benifits. Pop does not quench ones thirst, so they will drink more of it. It eventually becomes a habit and has a snowball type effect. The creator of pop was an unintenionally evil person.
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