31 Jul 2004
Why kids drink soda pop

Uh, because they like it?

Ninety-six percent of respondents said that they liked or strongly like the taste of soft drinks. Those children who reported that they ''strongly liked'' the taste of soft drinks were 4.5 times more likely to drink soft drinks five or more times per week.

I'm going to apply for a grant to do a study to see if I can discover why people do useless studies to answer obvious questions.

Flavored, carbonated drinks have been around for about two hundred years. And their popularity continues to grow--overtaking more nutritious beverages among some age groups, especially children and adolescents. Researchers from the University of Minnesota surveyed 560 children ages 8 to 13 years old on how often they drank soft drinks and the factors that influence soft drink consumption.

(link) [Science Blog]

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