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Chemisse

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1. What kind of parent would let their kid have 4 or more sodas a day?

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Sat Aug 17, 2013, 10:25 PM

Aug 2013

That feature alone could be a variable that is impossible to control in this type of study.

Nevertheless, I find it wholly believable that high concentrations of sugar and caffeine can cause aggression in these hyped-up kids.l

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Soda drinking linked to violent behavior in kids, study finds [View all] morningfog Aug 2013 OP

What kind of parent would let their kid have 4 or more sodas a day? Chemisse Aug 2013 #1

Many parents Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2013 #2

They cross checked many variables: morningfog Aug 2013 #4

So they did the best they could. Chemisse Aug 2013 #10

It's the term "soft drink" Tien1985 Aug 2013 #7

Ahh. I didn't realize all those beverages were included. Chemisse Aug 2013 #9

Why the hating on juice and milk? NickB79 Aug 2013 #11

They say that in the Tien1985 Aug 2013 #13

Small children shouldn't drink fruit juices, either. morningfog Aug 2013 #12

I can attest to this kimbutgar Aug 2013 #3

If they are giving them caffeinated sodas I am even more appalled. dkf Aug 2013 #5

I wish the study summary available distinguished or defined "soft drink." morningfog Aug 2013 #6

Exactly. I remember hearing about some kids being "addicted" to morning dew. dkf Aug 2013 #8

You mean it's not video games? nt Javaman Aug 2013 #14