Mozaffarian also mentioned that the disproportionate
number of younger people drinking sugary beverages compared with elderly people would dramatically increase the number of people who have diseases related to the drinks.
«Figures show pregnancy in under - 18s is at its lowest rate for 40 years and
the numbers of young people drinking and smoking are also falling.
Not exact matches
Concerned adults, teachers, students and friends now have a
number to call 24 hours a day, to report planned underage
drinking parties; underage
drinking parties taking place or other activities that may be harmful to the health, safety and welfare
of young people.
«Whilst we need a strategy to reduce the consumption
of sugar - filled
drinks by
young people, simply removing access to soft
drinks within schools is clearly not enough, as a
number of the
young people we studied were able to leave the school premises during their lunch period to visit nearby shops.