Recently the American Academy of Pediatrics
published a position paper to inform health care
professionals, school personnel and parents about
the significant dangers posed by the ever-increasing
amounts of soda pop consumed by children
and teenagers.2
Between 56 percent and 85 percent
of school-age children consume at least one serv.ing of soda pop each day. Often the amount of
soda pop consumed daily is much larger. At least
20 percent of school-age children consume a minimum
of four soda pop servings every day.3
Some of
these trends are summarized in Figure 1