Mayo Clinic Minute: The downsides of sugary drinks
February 16, 2017
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows most American kids are drinking at least one sugary beverage daily. Some children are drinking even more, putting them over the recommended daily calories from added sugars.
In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Donald Hensrud, medical director of the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program, shows you the surprising amount of sugar in an average soda and explains the immediate consequences of all that sweetness. Jeff Olsen reports.
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