Education News – Kristin Decarr
“A new study released by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut has found that sales of sugary drinks reached a total of $14.3 billion in 2013. One important reason for this continuation of sales, says the research, is that many parents are misled by product marketing and labels. Parents are continuing to believe that drinks which contain a large amount of sugar, including fruit drinks, sports drinks, and flavored water, are “healthy,” despite recent federal dietary guidelines which suggest added sugar should be limited to 10% of total calories.”(more)