Study: Black, Latino Children Opt for Sugary Fruit Juices
While the overall consumption of sugary sodas among California children has declined, more low-income black and Latino children are consuming sugar-sweetened fruit juices, according to a study by UC-San Francisco researchers published in the journal Academic Pediatrics. Alexis Gomez -- a family nurse practitioner at St. John's Well Child and Family Center -- said that overconsumption of such fruit drinks can increase a young person's chance of becoming obese and developing type 2 diabetes.
- "Latino, Black Children in California Are Drinking Less Soda, but More Sugary Fruit Juice" (Martinez, "On Central," KPCC, 5/31).