You simply have to read this fabulous article about how increasingly experts are linking consumption of soft drinks and other sugary drinks with obesity.
AP medical reporter Marilyn Marchione offers a great overview about how researchers hope to add evidence to the theory that sweet beverages are in fact the leading cause of obesity.
And this increasing amount of research actually could help scientists make the case for higher taxes on soft drinks, restrictions on how and where it they’re sold and even possibly lead to a surgeon general’s warning on labels, Marchione writes.
Not surprisingly, soda spokesmen claim that comparing soda and obesity to tobacco and lung cancer is a baseless crusade.
But top obesity researchers at prestigious institutions like Harvard and Yale believe that the research is irrefutable.
"There are many different lines of evidence, just like smoking," said Harvard pediatrician Dr. David Ludwig, who recommends a "fat tax" on fast food and drinks.
Read this well-reported article now to get up to date on this issue.