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This was an observational study, so it can’t prove cause and effect. But this is not the first time that researchers have linked the consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks with serious health risks.
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ALSO: “Traffic-light” labels, limiting the availability of sugary beverages in schools, and price increases at restaurants, stores and recreational centers are among interventions that work.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association support taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages and limits on marketing to children.
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The average American gets 145 calories a day — about 6.5 percent of their total daily calories — from sugary drinks.
