Posted on 02/07/2005 9:57:40 AM PST by 7.62 x 51mm
CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Sweet drinks -- whether Kool-Aid with sugar or all-natural apple juice -- seem to raise the risk of pudgy preschoolers getting fatter, new research suggests.
That may come as a surprise to parents who pride themselves on seeking out fruit drinks with no added sugar.
"Juice is definitely a part of this," said lead researcher Jean Welsh of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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So the whole "replace junk food with healthy food in vending machines" is largely bull, too. Yeah, you do get more vitamins, but the calories are still there and you'll still get fat.
In the "old days", kids weren't sucking on juice all day long, the way they do now. Notice all the toddlers in strollers clutching a large baby bottle full of apple juice? All day, every day. Not just once or twice a day for a couple of sips. (Why apple juice? Do the pediatricians have stock in Mott's?)
Yeah, and i wonder when the ylink link of exercise to the fact that you just can't let your kid run loose anymore due to all the pedophiles running loose. Porbably let loose by liberal judges!
I doubt it. I also remember Kool-Aid as a beverage staple. When I went to summer Bible school, snack time was always a cup of Kool-Aid with cookies. I really don't remember any chubby kids, they seemed to be a rarity back in the dark ages when I was a kid.
Oh -- a bitter YOUNG fart!
Yes, they do. I even saw an article a couple of years ago how dentists are seeing more rotting front teeth in toddlers, and they attribute it to the practice of bottle feeding them with juice. I've also noticed that a lot of minivans have "juice box holders" as standard equipment.
Ah! So you're a bitter, YOUNG fart!
LOL! Seriously, I DO agree.
My kids spend most their time outside, and while government standards would probably rate them *obese* (who isn't, according to them?) I'm confident they could lift one of their stick-figured classmates over their head!
Fruit juice should be banned! It's making kids fat! /sarcasm
My four year old drinks juice in the morning and sometimes with a couple of crackers in the afternoon. He runs around everywhere and is of a normal weight. Parents should be encouraging their kids to exercise more. 4 oz of juice isn't going to make a kid fat. Sitting on their duff will. I'm sure the government will know what to do about this. /sarcasm
Life leads to death, food leads to obesity, and burning oil leads to global warming.
Some theories that sound good until you look more closely.
BTW, not only juice, but sugar rolls, doughnuts, bread, gravy, meat, potatoes, about the only thing you can say is that carrots, celery, lettuce, and brocholi are not suspects.
Haha, sure. Actually, I'm probably the most laid-back, optimistic person i know know. =P
LOL!
I grew up in Wisconsin and all during grade school we had milk breaks. You had your choice between white and chocolate, and only one or two odd girls per class didn't choose chocolate. That was back in the days when milk was considered a health food. Milk is probably a better choice than juice, which has as much sugar in it as soda pop.
There really is something to this. Back in the 60s and 70s most of us didn't drink juice everyday (it was too expensive) and when we did, it was the 4oz. glass.
Today, kids drink juice all day long. I'll bet it not only causes them to become porkers but it contributes mightily to tooth decay. My dentist says you should brush your teeth after drinking juices.
Juices are no-nos on low-carb and other diets and for good reason. They have lots of calories and carbs and over-swilling by kids surely contributes to their weight problems. A little juice is fine, but a lot is too much. Problem is, kids just overdo it, aided and abetted by parents who have no clue about balanced diets.
Absolutely. Sugar and acids in fruit damage teeth. Kids in places where fruit is abundant, like the southern Philippines, have amazingly awful teeth though some might think their diet is excellent.
Juice.
The child obesity problem is probably fueled by a combination of factors. Too much juice is just one of them.
One summer, my 3 year old daughter put on a lot of weight. I finally figured out what was going on. She was sneaking juice boxes out of the refrigerator and drinking them.
I started putting juice boxes in our garage, and really limiting the amount of juice that my kids drink.
Now, we pretty much only drink orange juice with calcium, and to make it bubbly I add sparkling water, or my kids drink plane water. My kids are not big milk drinkers.
We never had juice at my schools. Milk yes juice and coke no. I real fat kid in my classes. Half of them are fat now.
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