Liverpool in drive to name and shame fizzy drink brandsHard-hitting campaign seeks to cut children’s sugar intake in city with some of UK’s worst rates of obesity and tooth decay
"Sugary drinks can cause tooth decay, obesity and even type 2 diabetes, heart disease and some cancers in the future."
Even though I actually do believe "too much" sugar is harmful (regardless of calories) I do question whether the current research supports these statements. Are good intentions enough for a government sponsored campaign against sugar sweetened beverages?
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The message is pretty simplistic, I agree that there's certainly more to it than just sugar when it comes to diabetes, heart disease etc, but for this purpose where they want a simple visual message, I don't have a problem with it.
People who want more data and more information can find a more complex message in lots of places.
You don't know what you're talking about lol
Rinsing the mouth with water, regular brushing, and flossing can prevent it too.
nope
Atrocious English and poor science? Sounds about right for the UK DoH. Liverpool City Council is just following the poor lead.
Water needs funding?
This is one of the worst things I've ever read on here. Pseudo-science should be punishable by weight gain.
This is true. Now how many people do you know that brush their teeth after drinking a Coke?
Sugared fruit drink to get at least some fruits into the kid!
Its been ages since I had young people in my home, but when I was little, I know chocolate milk was used that way, my daughter did such for her son, my grandson, so my hope is that naysayers for sugary drinks' know what they are doing demonizing all those things. Who knows what we should do or not do if we can't even find some obvious science to decide, take right actions and feel pretty confident about what we feed the kiddies?
Or is it just one more way to feed fear, raise cortisol, stress and hunger?
Actually, brushing your teeth right after drinking soda is bad (or after consuming other acidic foods)-
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/really-never-brush-your-teeth-immediately-after-a-meal/?_r=0
How are they worse than sugar?
"Cause" is a bit strong.
One would think that if these products could be directly proven to cause said health problems they would be pulled off the market.
As an adult, I used to drink a TON of regular soda or sugary lemonade with my meals. Even when I peeked at the calories of my meal, I somehow didn't think about the 600-1000 calories that I would regular add to a single meal. As a kid, Kool aid and Hi-C and red soda were staples. Switching some consumption over to diet drinks, lower calorie options, or even water (if it's an emergency) has the potential to help the obesity problem. It helped mine.
Demonizing sugar is dumb, but opening up people's eyes to the calories consumed in their drink choices is a net good, IMO.