liquid candy how soft drinks are harming americans health michael f jacobson ph d in 1942 when production of carbonated was about 60 12 ounce servings per person the american medical association s ama council on foods and nutrition stated from point view it is desirable especially to have restriction such use sugar as represented by consumption sweetened beverages forms which low nutritional value believes would be interest public for all practical means taken limit any form fails combined with significant proportions other high nutritive quality 1 1998 drink had increased nine fold figure provided more than one third refined sugars diet but organizations now largely silent this review discusses impact consequences massive 2 particularly teenagers annual us cans national beverage world soaring
