Soda Pop and Obesity

A study of over 40,000 Californians just released by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research ties soda consumption to obesity, placing soda pop drinkers at a 27% higher likelihood of being overweight or obese. The study cites soda as almost half of the additional 278 calories consumed by Americans while physical activity remains unchanged, and estimates that the average adolescent who consumes over 12 ounces of the drink a day adds about 39 lbs of liquid sugar into his/her diet.

Link to the study is here. (Link is work/family safe).