by PediaBlog | Jan 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Americans drink a lot of sugar-sweetened beverages, as we’ve discussed before on The PediaBlog. Recently, researchers looked into the shopping carts of consumers who utilize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and found lots of sugar in...
by PediaBlog | Aug 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
Regular readers of The PediaBlog recognize sugar as the principle villain in the overweight/obesity epidemic happening in the United States and abroad. Sugar is also the chief culprit contributing to pediatric tooth decay. In fact, some researchers go so far as...
by PediaBlog | Aug 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
Sports drinks have become ubiquitous beverage options for people of all ages over the last couple of decades. Originally designed for the elite athlete market, sports drinks, alongside of sodas, have become big business, according to Casey Siedenberg: Powerade...
by PediaBlog | Apr 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
One way to protect baby teeth (see yesterday’s post, “Taking Care of Baby Teeth”) and the adult teeth that follow is to offer children more water to drink, and less sugar-sweetened beverages such as sodas and juice. But there are additional...
by PediaBlog | Feb 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
A generation ago, kids got their caffeine fix from the usual suspects: sodas and chocolate. Now they have easy access to additional sources for a quick jolt: high-dose energy drinks and rocking coffee beverages. Pediatrician Francine Pearce is lost in...
