Soda and sweetened fruit drinks increase weight gain and the risk of diabetes

Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, the German Institute of Human Nutrition, and the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School have reported that soda and sweetened fruit drinks are adding to weight gain (and probably the risk of diabetes, fractures, and dental caries) in children and adults. Because obesity has become a major health problem, drinking water, low-fat milk, and small quantities of fruit juice would be a better choice than sweetened beverages.