date:Sep 23, 2019
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The scoop on sugary drinks
Despite a recent dip in consumption of sugary drinks in the U.S., American kids and teenagers are still relying on them for more daily calories, on average, than health experts deem safe. In a March 2019 policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association endorsed several ways to intervene on kids' behalf, including taxes on sugary drinks, limits on how sugary drinks are marketed to kids and financial incentives to promote better