A study in the United States (US) has found a link between soft drink consumption and aggressive behaviour among young children. Data was collected among 3,000 5-year old children all across 20 large US cities, in the Fragile Families and Wellbeing Study. The results were shocking.
Those who drank more than 4 drinks a day were more than twice likely to destroy things belonging to others, get into fights and physically attack people.
They also had increased attention problems, and withdrawal behaviour as compared to those who did not consume these beverages.
"We found that child's aggressive behaviour score increased with every increase in soft drinks servings per day."
- Dr Shakira Suglia (Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, US)
Although the study was unable to identify the exact reasons on why soft drinks cause aggressive behaviour in children, it is recommended to limit or totally eliminate soft drinks consumption among children today to reduce behavioural problems.
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