Soft drink research: the drink industry fights back
June 22, 2008
The soft drink industry is using the latest research findings to argue that vending machines in schools are not the problem in childhood obesity, and it’s what kids drink at home that matters. The research in question finds that adolescents get 10% to 15% of their calories from sugary beverages. Average intake among 2 to 5 year olds is 176 calories per day; among 12 to 19 year olds it is 356. Overall average intake rose from 240 calories/day in 1988 to 270 in 2004. Doesn’t what kids drink in school influence what they drink at home, and vice versa? Never mind. Try this one: a new meta-analysis - coincidentally (?) sponsored by the American Beverage Association–finds no relationship between consumption of sweetened beverages and body mass index. High marks to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition for printing a rather tough sponsorship note: “The research proposal to the sponsor was approved as submitted, but the sponsor requested that an independent expert on meta-analysis—to be chosen by the authors—review the manuscript…One author (MLS) accepted a position with the sponsor after the first decision letter regarding the manuscript was received.” Could this cozy relationship have anything to do with the way the study was designed and conducted? Just asking.
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It’s all about calories. Why are you arguing this? Are you claiming that the source of calories makes a difference?
Is a sugar calorie any different from any other calorie?
You are confusing me.
Comment by Ivan Road — June 23, 2008 @ 4:57 pm
Yeah, and those calories in birthday cakes and ice cream don’t count, either.
Comment by Sheila — June 23, 2008 @ 10:30 pm
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Have you heard of this study out of UC Davis saying fructose consumption may increase weight gain compared to glucose? The details in the news articles just don’t add up (original diet 55% complex carbs, then other diet 20% fructose, which is not a complex carb) and it does not seem the study was published, just presented.
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/wrong-kind-of-sugar-ups-risk-of-diseases_10064677.html
I included this link because it refers to PepsiCo being a sponsor of the study.
Comment by Renata — June 27, 2008 @ 8:59 pm
[…] When my husband was diagnosed with Type I diabetes at the age of 25, we ate our meals like our life depended on it. In his case, it did — and still does. It was a dramatic change for a 190-pound, 6′ 4″ former college athlete. For months I cataloged every morsel that he ate in excruciating detail, noting the grams of carbohydrates so we could calculate what his failing pancreas could handle, i.e. two slices of whole wheat bread (22g) + garden veggie burger (5) + avocado (2) + 1/2 cup steamed green beans (5g) + side salad (8) + handful of grapes (15g) + milk (6.5) = 63.5 grams. According to our Diabetes Educator, the average person needs 136 grams of carbs a day for his brain to function. Amazingly enough, the Corn Refiners Association seems to think it is not enough that the average person ingests 270 calories [read: HFCS carbs] per day from soft drinks alone, according to nutritionist Marion Nestle. […]
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