“Shakira Suglia, an assistant professor of epidemiology at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health, and colleagues at the other universities say they found a correlation between 5-year-olds’ soft-drink consumption and aggression, attention problems and withdrawn behavior.
Until now, such research was limited to adolescents. Prior studies showed a link between soft drinks and older children’s aggression, depression and suicidal thoughts.”
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Until now, such research was limited to adolescents. Prior studies showed a link between soft drinks and older children’s aggression, depression and suicidal thoughts.”
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Soda-drinking 5-year-olds are more aggressive, distracted | The Salt Lake Tribune
My initial thought is that this is probably very similar to studies on the outcomes of things like breastfeeding, spanking, and drug use while pregnant. The problem likely has far more to do with the families who are more likely to have kids drinking soda than it does with the soda itself. Poverty is the problem.