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Have you taken the Soda-free Pledge?
Healthy City Fall River is urging children of all ages, and adults as well, to pledge to reduce or eliminate sugary drinks from their diet. Instead of soda and other sugary drinks, what should you be drinking? • Water — all you want, preferably from the tap or a bubbler • Seltzer — if you want something fizzy • Non-flavored milk • Diet soda — once in a while Why? • The average person eats almost 175 pounds of sugar a year, about half a pound of sugar every day, most of it from sugary drinks! • Sugar has no nutritional value and only adds calories, which most people do not need. • A third of school-aged children in Fall River are overweight or obese, putting them at risk of lifelong health problems such as diabetes and heart disease. • Foods that contain sugars of any kind can contribute to tooth decay. Click on any of the titles below for more information or other resources:
Soda-free Summer Pledge Form		Soda-free Summer Information Sheet

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Children found to gain weight during the summer Consumption of Added Sugar Among U.S. Children and Adolescents, 2005–2008 It's time fruit juice loses its wholesome image, some experts say Is diet soda bad for you? The American Dental Association statement on Diet and Oral Health
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It's time fruit juice loses its wholesome image, some experts say