Some experts believe that simply eliminating soda from your child's diet may be the easiest way to help prevent diabetes. Today's kids are drinking more soda pop than ever before.
Fifty-six percent of 8-year-olds down soft drinks daily, and a third of teenage boys drink at least three cans of soda pop per day.
Because soda is so widely available, children and teenagers are facing negative health consequences such as obesity, caffeine dependence, and weakened bones.
Read more of Peter Knopfler's article in the
American Chronicle.