AAP: soft drinks and schools don't mix.An American Academy of Pediatrics The American Academy of Pediatrics ("AAP") is an organization of pediatricians, physicians trained to deal with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. Its motto is: "Dedicated to the Health of All Children. policy statement in the January 2004 issue of Pediatrics calls on schools to stop selling soft drinks and start providing healthier alternatives such as real fruit juice and water. Easy access to sugary sug·ar·y adj. sug·ar·i·er, sug·ar·i·est 1. Characterized by or containing sugar: sugary foods. 2. Tasting or looking like sugar. 3. foods and drinks is part of the obesity problem in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , where 15% of children aged 6-19 are overweight. Sugared soft drinks also contribute to dental cavities and enamel enamel, a siliceous substance fusible upon metal. It may be so compounded as to be transparent or opaque and with or without color, but it is usually employed to add decorative color. It was used to decorate jewelry in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. erosion. The statement advises doctors to educate not only their patients but also school administrators about how sugared soft drinks can impact health. It also notes that the rise in children's soft drink consumption is leading to less milk consumption, which could jeopardize the formation of maximal peak bone mass at a critical time for such development. |
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