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The Soda and Sugar-free Resource Page
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Healthy City Fall River is urging children of all ages, and adults as well, to pledge to reduce or eliminate sugary drinks from their diet. This includes more than four ounces of fruit juice a day, sports and energy drinks!
Instead of soda and other sugary drinks, what should you be drinking?
• Water — all you want, preferably from the tap or a bubbler • Seltzer — if you want something fizzy • Non-flavored milk • Diet soda — once in a while Why?
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Click here
for an additional page of video and audio resources.
Click here for copies of articles about the problems associated with sugar Click here for and article entitled "Sugar - The Basics" Click on any of the titles below for more information or other resources: Six ways to kick added sugar out Why the Let's Move Campaign is failing Children found to gain weight during the summer Consumption of Added Sugar Among U.S. Children and Adolescents, 2005–2008 It's time fruit juice loses its wholesome image, some experts sayThe American Dental Association statement on Diet and Oral Health Click here to see soda's impact on the body Click on any of the videos below for to learn more about the harmful effects of sugar: :
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