It's not just adults who are faced with an out break of obesity. Children are becoming overweight at a fast rate. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) statistics tell the chilling story of obesity among children between the ages of 6 to 11 has more than doubled in the last 20 years.
A study just published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine concludes there's a simple and effective solution to take away the excess eating of calories causing childhood overweight, obesity, and contributing to cavities and other health problems. The answer isn't a new drug-it is simply drinking more water not sugar sweetened drinks.
This was the conclusion of the researchers from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Harvard School of Public Health who authored the study. The Universities analyzed what children and young adults reported they ate and drank over two different days, also using nationally representative data from the 2003-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Then the Universities estimated what substituting water for sweetened drinks would mean to the total energy intake of young adults and children between the ages two to 19. The answer? Drinking water not sugary drinks could eliminate an average of 235 excess calories per day among children and young adults.
The proof is now clear as day! Replacing these 'liquid calories' with calorie-free drinks alternatives both at home and in schools represents a important strategy to get rid of excess calories and stop childhood obesity. Y. Claire Wang, MD, ScD, assistant professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health talk about this topic in a statement to the press.
Dr. Wang explained in his statement by making sure children and young adults are more active is important. Dr. Wang also explained. simply eliminating the extra calories they don't need from these sugary beverages can tip the energy scale in a big way. For example, a typical 16-year-old girl would have to jog for 30 minutes in order to burn off the calories found in just one 12 oz can of cola.
Around 90% of U.S. children and young adults currently drink sugar sweetened beverages every day. These beverages include soda, fruit drinks, punches, sports drinks and sweetened tea. The calories these beverages have can add up to a big 10% or more of the youngsters' total daily consumption. On the flip side, there is no evidence that when youngsters eliminate or beverages few sugar sweetened drinks that they will increase their consumption of other foods and drinks to compensate, the scientists mention in their press statement. That means that every can of soda or sweetened fruit drink that is replaced by water translates into a large loss in daily calorie consumption.
Reversing the up swing in childhood obesity requires finding solutions like this to close the gap between every day energy consumption and daily energy expenditure. Changes such as this one can potentially add up to important benefits for the population as a whole.
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