Gatorade has recently released its first sport drink aimed at children under thirteen. Called "Active Under 13s", the new drink has some pediatricians, nutritionists, and dentists upset.
"...Dr. Louise Baur, a pediatrician at the Children's Hospital at Westmead and the director of the University of Sydney's NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity, said sports drinks were unnecessary for children and adolescents, and their consumption was part of the growing childhood obesity problem."
Dentists are also concerned with the high sugar content, which can not only cause problems with obesity but with tooth decay as well. Read more at
SMH.com.au.
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