While good oral hygiene - brushing and flossing twice daily, and regular dental checkups, can help to prevent tooth decay, regular candy and
soda consumption increases the likelihood of your child developing tooth decay and gum disease.
The Washington Post article points out how
soda consumption increased 37 percent in Mexico between 1998 and 1999 with the adoption of NAFTA; and sales of sports drinks exploded in Peru in the decade after its 2006 free trade agreement with the U.S. — something not seen in neighboring Bolivia, which hadn't signed an agreement.
Not exact matches
While an
increasing number of research studies point to the health benefits in controlling and reducing sugar
consumption — the FDA now recommends sugar make up no more than ten percent of total calories consumed per day — there is a difference between sugars that occur naturally in foods and those that do not, like those in a piece of dried fruit, for example, versus the high fructose syrup commonly added to soft drinks,
sodas, and many processed foods.
Examples of actions which have had these effects include school nutrition standards in Queensland, Australia; a vending machine ban in France; a front - of - package symbol that led to product reformulation in the Netherlands;
soda taxes in France and Mexico; a programme targeting retail environments in New York City, USA; a programme promoting
increased water
consumption in schools in Hungary; school fruit and vegetable programmes in Netherlands and Norway; a healthy marketing campaign in Los Angeles County, USA and a comprehensive nutrition and health programme in France.
At a 0.2 - millimolar sucralose dose similar to the concentration found in the blood of people with high
consumption of low - calorie sweeteners — equal to four cans of diet
soda per day — the researchers said they observed
increased expression of genes that are markers of fat production and inflammation.
Research shows that regular
consumption of sweet
sodas significantly
increases the risk of obesity, bone fractures, and tooth decay.
Over a 22 - year period, just 1 % of the nearly 79,000 women included in the study developed gout, and the
increased risk linked to
soda and juice
consumption was confined almost exclusively to women who had gone through menopause.
In recent years, habitual diet -
soda consumption has been linked to an
increased risk of low bone mineral density in women, type 2 diabetes, and stroke.
Famed food writer, Mark Bittman, thinks we can cut
soda consumption and curb obesity by
increasing taxes on
soda and subsidizing vegetables.
Fermenting food and making probiotic rich kefir or kombucha
soda are easy ways to
increase your probiotic
consumption.
A 2008 University of Minnesota study which included over 10.000 adult subjects found out that daily
consumption of just one diet
soda can
increase the risk of metabolic syndrome by 34 %.
Many
sodas have a unique taste all their own; however, for some children, adding a little «boost» to make it even more appealing to their tastes buds will
increase your chances of regular
consumption.
Studies have shown that an
increased consumption of diet
soda, which contains aspartame, leads to issues with emotional ability, particularly mood swings and anxiety.
Conclusions: Moderate
consumption of caffeine was associated with reduced estradiol concentrations among white women, whereas caffeinated
soda and green tea intakes were associated with
increased estradiol concentrations among all races.
A study from the University of Miami found that those who had a daily diet
soda habit had a 61 percent
increased risk of «cardiovascular event,» including heart attack and stroke, than those who drank no
soda — even when factors such as smoking, physical activity, alcohol
consumption and diet were controlled.
NPR reported on the first
soda tax to be passed in the US, with voters in Berkeley, California, passing the measure aimed at reducing the effects of sugar
consumption on health, particularly
increased rates of obesity and diabetes.
Strengthening family cohesion may be a valuable goal toward promoting the health of adolescents,
increasing breakfast eating and decreasing
soda consumption.