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Obesity Discussion · 05-09-07, 01:16 AM

Juice doesn't feed childhood obesity, study shows

May 8, 2007 - After years of linking juice to childhood obesity, experts are saying it might not be so unhealthful after all. Even 100 per cent juice is high in sugar and calories, so with the surge in childhood obesity, many pediatric experts have started warning parents to limit the amount of juice that kids drink.
But a new study out today suggests juice may have been unfairly singled out in the war on obesity. Researchers looked at eating habits among 3,600 American children and found no link between children's weight and the amount of juice they drank. In fact, toddlers who drank the most juice were actually less likely to be overweight than non-juice drinkers.
One reason juice drinkers tended to be slimmer is that they had an overall better diet, with less fat, salt, and sugar. Doctors were surprised to find that the majority of US kids didn't drink juice. As a matter of fact, 57 per cent drank no juice at all, despite guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics suggesting that kids drink a half cup a day. Experts say it's important that kids drink the good stuff. They say that 100 per cent juice may be healthy, but juice with lots of added sugar is just as bad as soda.

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