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Children who do not drink water have a higher intake of calories from sugar-sweetened beverages

Water Intake Affects Caloric Intake From Sugary Drinks

Among children, no water intake linked to intake of 92.9 kcal more calories from SSBs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration policy on added sugar labeling could be a cost-effective way of improving health

Added Sugar Labeling Could Reduce CVD, Diabetes Cases

Labeling would result in gain in quality-adjusted life-years and health care and societal cost savings
In a joint policy statement published online March 25 in Pediatrics

Policies Recommended to Reduce Sugary Drink Intake in Youth

Strategies aim to lower sugary beverage consumption among children and adolescents
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with increased mortality

Sugary Drinks Tied to Cardiovascular Disease Mortality

Comparing extreme categories of consumption, SSB linked to increased CVD mortality, cancer mortality
Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption is associated with an increased risk for severe versus mild-to-moderate disability among individuals with multiple sclerosis

AAN: Sweetened Drinks Linked to More Severe Disability in MS

Those in highest quartile of sugar-sweetened beverage intake had greater risk for severe disability
A pattern of higher consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with increased odds of chronic kidney disease

Sugar-Sweetened Drinks Linked to Chronic Kidney Disease Risk

Odds of CKD up with beverage pattern consisting of higher intake of sweetened soda, fruit drinks, water
There is considerable variability in the sugar content of yogurts

Few Yogurt Products Qualify As Low-Sugar

Only two of 101 children's yogurt and fromage frais products had ≤5 g sugar/100 g of product
At the annual meeting of the American Medical Association

AMA Adopts Policy to Cut Sugar Sweetened Drink Consumption

Policy supports evidence-based strategies such as excise taxes, adding warning labels
Most infants and toddlers aged 6 to 23 months consume added sugar

Most Infants and Toddlers Consume Added Sugar

On any given day, 85 percent of infants, toddlers aged 6 to 23 months had added sugar intake
Teenagers' weekly consumption of sports drinks increased from 2010 to 2015

Daily Sports Drink Consumption Down in U.S. Teenagers

However, majority of teens report drinking sports drink weekly