Sugar-sweetened soft drinks have been the subject of
several studies,88,101 in part because of the rapid increase
in their rate of consumption by children. Results of a
cross-sectional study102 showed that total energy intake
was about 10% greater among school-age children who
consumed soft drinks than in those who did not.
Additionally, findings of a prospective observational
study103 indicated a 60% increased risk of development of
obesity in middle-school children for every additional
daily serving, after controlling for the effects of
potentially confounding factors