Does Soda Make You Fat

I cam across an article on NaturalNews.com reporting on a study released by the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA) and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research titled, Bubbling Over: Soda Consumption and Its Link to Obesity in California.

This landmark study provides important scientific evidence of the direct contribution of sugar-sweetened beverages to California's $41 billion obesity epidemic.

The researchers interviewed more than 43,000 adults and 4,000 adolescents from every county in the state of California

Here are some of the findings reported:

The study found that 41% of children (ages 2 - 11), 62 percent of adolescents (ages 12 - 17) and 24 percent of adults drink at least one soda or other sugar-sweetened beverage every day.

Regardless of income or ethnicity, adults who drink one or more sodas or other sugar-sweetened beverages every day are 27 percent more likely to be overweight or obese.

Soda consumption rates vary from county to county and city to city, with dramatic variations between some counties and some cities.

The average California teen consumes 39 pounds of liquid sugar a year solely from soda consumption

Although most of you reading this don't live in California, soda and other sweetened drinks effect you the same way, so be cautious in your consumption.

If you would like to review the articles for yourself view the Los Angles Times article or the California Center for Public Health Advocacy article.

You may also be asking what you can do. Check out the recommendations from the CCPHA here.

I recommend water