The Associated Press published a story yesterday (Aug. 9, 2011) about a new study, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, that indicates that the Boston public schools’ ban on sugary drinks has paid off, with high school students drinking fewer even when they’re not at school.
The study supports what’s becoming a broader movement with potentially huge health and cost benefits – if it can reduce obesity and corresponding problems such as heart disease and diabetes, said Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association.
Do you think the ban of sugary drinks elsewhere in the country would be as effective? Let us know your thoughts!
