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Food Politics
by Marion Nestle
Oct 17 2013

Soda consumption up in California

The title of a new study from the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA) and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research says it all:, Still Bubbling Over: California Adolescents Drinking More Soda and Other Sugar-Sweetened Beverages.

Consumption of sodas may be declining among everyone else, but teenagers—the prime target audience—are drinking more.

Health advocates: get to work!

Background information:

  • Policy Brief
  • Press Release
  • Full Press Kit
    • Report Fact Sheet
    • Changes in Consumption: by Age Group
    • Changes in Consumption: by County
    • Changes in Consumption: Largest Counties
    • Consumption: by Race/Ethnicity
    • Consumption: by Drink Type
    • By the Numbers: Obesity & Diabetes
    • By the Numbers: Sugary Drinks
    • By the Numbers: Health Implications of Sugary Drinks
    • Soda Marketing
    • Policy Recommendations
    • Spokespersons
    • Organizational Backgrounders
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