Washington lawmaker wants to regulate drinks in kids' meals
OLYMPIA, Wash - A bill that would regulate drinks that come in restaurant kids meals made it past a first reading in the opening day of the Washington legislature.
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Physician groups call for taxes on sugary drinks
Physicians' groups have long taken a stand against high consumption of sugary drinks in the United States -- and now they are calling for several policies to limit access to sugar-sweetened beverages among children and teens.
Sugary drinks linked to higher risk of premature death, study says
Frequent consumption of sugary drinks such as sodas, sports drinks and juice is linked to an increased risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease and, to a lesser extent, from cancer, according to new research.
Baltimore bans sugary drinks from kids' menus
Baltimore became the largest city in the United States to bar soda and other sugary drinks from restaurants' kids' menus this week.
