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In response to "there's no excuse for that. -- nm" by loosilu

nods and yesterday I saw something on tv about the abundance of sugary drinks (pop, sports drinks, juice, etc.) that kids and teens are consuming...

Posted by zork Apr 7 '09, 07:23

the report said that when they substitute those empty (non-nutritious) calories with water, those calories tend not to be replaced via snacks or such.

but not only are the extra calories bad but the sugar habit these drinks create is really bad for them in the long run.

they said that even changing to milk is much better because of the nutrients that milk supplies.

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seriously, that stuff is killing our kids. I don't mean to be overdramatic, but there's zero excuse for how much of that stuff kids consume. - loosilu Apr 7, 07:24 19
- there's no need to regularly drink sports concoctions nor pop. Juice at least has some nutrients. I mostly drink milk and water and tea. -- nm - zork Apr 7, 07:29 18
  - juice has very few nutrients compared to the caloric costs. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:30 17
    - still, it's better than pop by far -- nm - zork Apr 7, 07:33 15
      - it's really not. just about the same amount of calories. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:33 14
        
        --- but manufacturers have convinced most people juice is nutritious, which is part of the problem. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:34 13
        
        ok, but I'd still rather they have a taste for fruit and hopefully eat some of the real stuff more often. -- nm - zork Apr 7, 07:35 4
        
        see, this is part of the problem. you're giving them a taste of the junk, which of course they're going to like better. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:36
        
        if you want kids to like fruit, you don't give them soda. give them fruit. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:36 2
        
        *concedes* -- nm - zork Apr 7, 07:37 1
        
        it's like giving kids ice cream and saying "Maybe it will make t hem want skim milk." -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:38
        
        it's better than soda, at least. -- nm - znufrii Apr 7, 07:34 7
        
        It's really not. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:35 6
        
        "Juice is as bad as soda, docs say." -- (link) - loosilu Apr 7, 07:36 5
        
        and I'm sure their are dozens of scientists who will say the exact opposite. There always are -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 07:40 4
        
        in this case, you will not find them. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:41 3
        
        in any case, I grew up drinking juice because I was allergic to milk. - znufrii Apr 7, 07:42 1
        
        how is juice a sub for milk? - loosilu Apr 7, 07:43
        
        ... unless they work for the juice industry. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:41
    - ...besides which, I doubt many American kids are vitamin C deficient. Manufacturers put that crap in everything. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:31
alot of that sort of thing have been banned in schools around here -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 07:24 2
- doesn't that just mean that it's not sold there? not that they cannot bring the junk in. plus there's after school consumption (while sitting around p - zork Apr 7, 07:31 1
  - not sold there is a good step. but yes, kids bring in appalling amounts of sugar. My sister tells me what the kindergartners eat. holy shit. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:32

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