Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Sports Drinks Linked To Obesity

Sports Drinks Linked To Obesity

As per a Harvard study presented at the Obesity Society’s 30th Annual Scientific Meeting, both sugary-beverage and sports drinks are linked to obesity.
  • Nurses’ Health Study II study results have shown that at the end of each 2-year interval of the study, the teens had gained almost 2 pounds for each can of soda they drank every day. If they drank 2 sodas a day, they gained 4 pounds over each 2-year interval.
  • The teens gained an average of 3.5 pounds for every sports drink consumed per day.
  • Sports drinks are sold as being part of a healthy lifestyle, of being active. Unfortunately, kids don’t get 2 hours of exercise a day.
  • Sports drinks are labeled as having 50 calories per serving, but each bottle contains multiple servings, so the calories add up: 130 calories per 20-ounce bottle and 200 calories per 32-ounce bottle. By contrast, sodas are most commonly sold in 12-ounce individual cans or bottles containing 120 calories.
  • Kids often drink the entire sports drink container at one time, so they consume all the servings in that single container.
  • The label says, ‘amount per serving, 50 calories,’ but it’s not clearly labeled that a quart bottle contains 4 servings.
  • Schools are substituting sports drinks for sodas.

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