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Study Hints that Soda Drinking Might Cause Aggressiveness in Kids
“Don’t drink too much soda before bed, you won’t sleep” and other warnings were all something we heard as children and may even say to our own children today.
The belief that soda can cause hyper, restless behavior was accepted amongst every mom that I have ever ran into with a five year old in tow, but now there has been some recent research published that is pointing to the theory that soda could also be causing aggressive behavior in some children.
Soda’s Behavioral Impact on Children
A study is warning parents to limit soda consumption with children. Although prior studies have linked soda consumption with high rates of obesity, a study published in the Journal of Pediatrics (1) says it also can be linked to violent behavior in children as young as five years old.
While schools, day care centers and other places that children frequent have either limited or completely cut out access to these sugary drinks because of health concerns, there may be plenty of other reasons to replace their soda products with Read more…
Source: http://www.topsecretwriters.com/2013/08/study-hints-that-soda-drinking-might-cause-aggressiveness-in-kids/
