Said in humor, “What could possibly go wrong with that?” is a question that opens the door to a more serious conversation, often containing a long list of “wrong with” things someone, like your junior high student, needs to know.
What does this have to do with nutrition? Consider a similar statement we could make this summer, “Oh, I am drinking water with sugar and high fructose corn syrup for hydration.” What could possibly go wrong with that? Not much really, unless you’re bothered with facts.
Facts:
-24% of all US Added-Sugar Consumption is sugar sweetened beverages.
-High consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (1-2 servings/day) is associated with development of Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome.
-Sugar sweetened beverages include pop, fruit drinks, sweetened tea and energy/vitamin drinks.
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