Sugary drinks intake went up among kids, in tandem with obesity

The consumption of SSBs went up by nearly a quarter among young children and adolescents between 1990 and 2018, which likely contributed to the increase in obesity among them. — dpa

Children and adolescents across the world consumed, on average, 23% more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in 2018 than they did in 1990, show the results of a study published Aug 7 (2024) in The BMJ.

Over the same period, a corresponding rise was seen in the frequency of obesity among young people.