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Calorie Labels May Encourage Kids to Drink Less Soda
Published: Tuesday, February 14, 2012
 
Providing easily understandable caloric information, specifically in the form of a physical activity equivalent, may reduce the likelihood of sugar-sweetened beverage purchases among low-income black adolescents by as much as half, according to the February issue of the American Journal of Public Health.

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