| Have
you ever seen someone eating a mega burger and fries chased down
with a diet soda? While many of may think why stop with the caloric
overload. But when you compare the calories of a fattening meal
and the added sugar of ‘liquid candy’, it makes the most weight
conscious sense. In
the opinion of Dr. Carlos Camargo, an associate professor of
medicine at Harvard Medical School, reducing calories by eliminating
sugar water is good place to start. As the toll of obesity amongst
children escalades, beverage companies, schools and parents
are taking the heat on incorporating more nutritional decisions
for youngsters.
In California and
across the United States, anti-soda measures are underway to
ensure better eating habits and behaviors amongst developing
kids. For example, at the Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools,
pupils are prohibited to purchase soft drinks during school
hours; however, they are allowed to buy the beverages after
school.
In an effort to make
concessions on soft-drinks in schools across the country, the
American Beverage Association is offering the removal of sodas
from elementary schools. The new initiative is restricting the
use of the sugary ridden sodas during school days. Additionally,
the agency is clamping down on the supply of full-calorie sodas
and fruity beverages. The goal is to ensure that soft drinks
do not exceed more than 50 of each vending machine in schools
across America.
Nutritional experts
concur with the new initiative. Since the American culture is
all about eating burgers, fries, potato chips and other fattening
snacks, the need to curtail or dissuade consumption is paramount
amongst developing children. Our society is promoting sedentary
behavior in front of television sets, video games and computers.
In order to quell these unhealthy eating and lifestyle behaviors,
minimizing sugary sodas and promoting physical activity is only
part of the nutritional solution.
Children Nutritional
Fact: The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children
should not consume more than eight to 12 ounces of fruity drinks
daily. |
