SOFT DRINKS VENDING MACHINES TEENAGE OBESITY REPORT
October 1st, 2005
BY MONICA DOBIECONSUMING soft drinks from vending machines during school hours has no impact on adolescent obesity according to a new study performed by the Center for Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture Policy at the University of Maryland, USA.Analysis based on data from two large US government food consumption surveys and data from previous studies performed on the topic, concluded that teens do not drink enough servings of soft drinks from vending machines to make a dent in the their body mass index (BMI).Author Dr. Richard Forshee said, "...applying a ...
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