Soda pop consumption is on the rise. Before 1950, the standard soft drink was 6.5 ounces. By 1960, the average serving size jumped to a 12 oz can, and today, 20 oz bottles have become the norm. It's easy to fill up a 44 oz foam cup of soda from any American gas station, and free refills are encouraged at almost every restaurant.
Soft drink industry ads market directly to children, spurring an ADHD epidemic
The soft drink industry, marketing directly to children, spends nearly a half billion dollars aiming ads directly toward youth between the ages of 2 and 17. The marketing is apparently working, as soda fills most family's Wal-Mart shopping carts and home refrigerators.As soda consumption continues to climb in children, attention and hyperactivity disorders are being diagnosed at alarming rates. According to new statistics released this year by the Centers for Disease Control, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is affecting 11 percent of school aged children, including one in five high school-aged boys.
As diagnosed hyperactivity disorders increase in children, doctors quickly default to drugging them unnecessarily with prescriptions of Ritalin and Adderall. Not dealing with the root problem, these junk medicines lead children to further anxiety, addiction and psychosis as time goes on.
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