Sugar-Sweetened Drinks Not Good For Children

Childhood obesity has increased many times during the past few decades. This has put children at the risk of various health problems like heart disease, high blood pressure, certain cancers and diabetes. What has caused this condition? Well, sugar-sweetened beverages have a big role to play in childhood obesity. Soft drink consumption has increased 500% over the past 50 years.

Instead of drinking healthy and nutritious drinks like water, milk and natural fruit juices, kids are getting obese by drinking sweetened beverages. Studies have found link between obesity and changes in Body Mass Index (BMI), by drinking large quantities of sweetened drinks. BMI could increase by 0.18 points when children consume each sugared soft drink. Children tend to eat less when they consume soft drinks. This reduces vitamins and nutrition intake. Sugar drinks would erode kid's teeth also. It would take four and half hours of biking to burn the calories gained due to a soda intake in one week.

So, if you want your children to be healthy and also save money avoid sodas. It will go a long way in giving them the best future.