The per capita consumption of sugary beverages has fallen over the last few years despite rise in sweetened beverage sales.
Childhood Obesity - Criteria - Causes - Complications, Treatment
Childhood obesity is one of the most serious health challenges in the developing countries and needs to be understood and tackled effectively.
Childhood obesity is one of the most serious health challenges in the developing countries and needs to be understood and tackled effectively.
Experts though have questioned the study, pointing out various inconsistencies such as exclusion of cordial, fruit drinks or milk based drinks which contain high levels of sugar. Says Kieron Rooney, nutritionist at the University of Sydney, “It asks readers to focus on a steeply declining line which is for sugar from carbonated beverages only. Great. So we are just getting less sugar from them. But we have made up for that by choosing other sugar drinks, which the graph does not plot.”
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Fructose - The Toxic Sugar | Sugar and Obesity
Sugar in terms of caloric value is similar to starch, but in terms of metabolic effects, it is far different. It comes with a special payload.
Sugar in terms of caloric value is similar to starch, but in terms of metabolic effects, it is far different. It comes with a special payload.
Mantra to Prevent Childhood Obesity � Vigorous Physical Activity
Being physically very active is the mantra to prevent pediatric obesity rather than concentrating efforts at restricting energy consumption.
Being physically very active is the mantra to prevent pediatric obesity rather than concentrating efforts at restricting energy consumption.
