Study: For Goodness’ Sake, Stop Giving Kids Juice

A new British study is reiterating what anybody could work out by looking at nutrition labels: many commercially sold fruit drinks and juices give kids an entire day's worth of sugar in a single serving. Of 203 fruit drinks, juices, and smoothies marketed at children, almost half of them had at least a child's daily recommend maximum sugar intake of 19 grams. Pamela Koch, executive director of the nutrition program at Teachers College, Columbia University, says she thinks the results would be similar if the study was conducted in the United States. "Many fruit drinks are excessively high in added sugars, as this study found. Yet, these are often marketed as healthful products, confusing parents and children," she said. Researchers recommended that when giving children fruit juice they should choose unsweetened juice, dilute juice with water, only serve it during meals, and limit the amount to about 5 ounces a day.

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Study: For Goodness' Sake, Stop Giving Kids Juice A new British study is reiterating what anybody could work out by looking at nutrition labels: many commercially sold fruit drinks and juices give kids an entire day's worth of sugar in a single serving. Of 203 fruit drinks, juices, and smoothies marketed at children, almost half of them had at least a child’s daily recommended maximum sugar intake of 19 grams. Pamela Koch, executive director of the nutrition program at Teachers College, Columbia University, says she thinks the results would be similar if the study was conducted in the United States.  "Many fruit drinks are excessively high in added sugars, as this study found. Yet, these are often marketed as healthful products, confusing parents and children," she said. The study's researchers recommended that when giving children fruit juice, they should choose unsweetened juice, dilute juice with water, only serve it during meals, and limit the amount to about 5 ounces a day. An even better idea? Eat fruit, don't drink it. Nicholas English Content Manager of About.com Health 5 Simple Ways to Cut Sugar From Your Diet READ NOW The Subtle Diet Patterns That Increase Childhood Obesity Risk    READ NOW Which Milk Is Right for Your Child?    READ NOW 9 Drinks With More Sugar Than You'd Think READ NOW Trending Now • What Some Parents Don't Know About Asthma • 4 Carb, Protein and Fat Myths You Should Never Believe • 2 Sample Menus for a 1,200 Calorie Diet • Can Color Really Change How You Feel and Act? • 6 Ways You're Abusing Your Bike • 9 Non-Fishy Sources of Omega-3's - Are You Eating Them? • Why Have Mastectomy Rates Tripled In the Last Ten Years? Advertisement About Health  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Health newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2016 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.