Sentences with phrase «other soda ban»

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I think city councils could do more good for kids by considering other food and kid scenarios like banning soda served to kids in public schools, or requiring food with nutritive value to always be served when refreshments are offered at a school, or requiring restaurants to offer kids real food choices on the kids menu.

A tax on sugar - sweetened beverages such as sodas, energy drinks, sweet teas, and sports drinks would reduce obesity in adolescents more than other policies, such as exercise or an advertising ban, and would also generate significant revenue for additional obesity prevention activities, say researchers writing in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

States including Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and California have banned soda from school vending machines and cafeterias in recent years, and public officials are now turning their attention to sports drinks and other sugary beverages.