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Maternal consumption of soft drinks may be linked to ADHD symptoms in offspring
Children's diet quality predicts their mental health and wellbeing
Is it time for a new junk food tax?
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Mouse studies find sugar-free energy drinks just as harmful
Call for urgent action on energy drinks as new UK research reveals daily use among young people
Brain changed by caffeine in utero, study finds
Artificially sweetened drinks may not be heart healthier than sugary drinks
3 September 2019 - The Guardian - Soft drinks, including sugar-free, linked to increased risk of early death
25 March 2019 - MedicalXpress - Major medical groups call for soda taxes
11 February 2019 - Nutraingredients - Norway’s food authorities warn of caffeine-containing energy drinks’ effect on kids
23 January 2019 - MedicalXpress - Communications recommendations for sugar-sweetened beverage-free zones
5 October 2018 - MedicalXpress - Digital marketing exposure increases energy drink usage among young adults
19 September 2018 - BMJ - Ban on sale of energy drinks to children
30 August 2018 - BBC News - Government proposes energy drinks ban for children
14 August 2018 - MedicalXpress - Mixing energy drinks with alcohol could enhance the negative effects of binge drinking
9 July 2018 - The Guardian - Flying high: kids in the UK are wild about energy drinks - but how harmful are they?
8 June 2018 - The Conversation - Young people in the UK drink more energy drinks than any other countries in Europe
6 April 2018 - MedicalXpress - Soft drinks sugar tax to tackle obesity 'has already had an effect'
5 October 2017 - Science Daily - Identifying ways to minimize the harm of energy drinks
18 January 2017 - Nutraingredients - Energy drink consumption associated with mental health problems for teens
06 March 2016 - Nutraingredients - Caffeine opinion not measuring effect of 5 Red Bulls and a bottle of vodka: EFSA
01 April 2015 - ScienceDaily - Dangers of adolescent energy drink consumption for the heart: Cardiologists urge physicians, parents, educators to monitor adolescents' energy drink consumption more closely
25 March 2015 - MedicalXpress - Children and energy drinks comprise a growing public health crisis
13 March 2015 - EurekAlert - Energy drinks raise resting blood pressure
26 February 2015 - BBC News - Energy drinks 'should be banned' for under-16s
09 February 2015 - ScienceDaily - Energy drinks significantly increase hyperactivity in schoolchildren, study finds
17 November 2014 - Medical News Today - Energy drinks and kids: 'disproportionate' poison calls for young children
06 May 2014 - medicalnewstoday - Sports drinks and energy drinks linked to unhealthy behaviours in adolescents
Global health and Food processing: a new classification
BBC News - How we became addicted to sugar
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