Quitting Soda The Pro-Health, Anti-Soda Blog

Surprising Numbers from a Survey of California Soda Habits

Some really surprising information coming out of California. The UCLA Center for Health Policy and the California Center for Public Health Advocacy has released some statistics on the soda drinking habits of Californians. I suspect that these stats could widely be applied to the majority of the US population. Some interesting stats:

• 24% of California adults drink at least one soda or other sweetened beverage each day
• 41% of children between ages 2 and 11 drink at least a soda a day
• 62% of teens drink at least a soda a day
• 13% of 12-to-17-year-olds drink three or more sodas on a daily basis

These stats, from a 2005 California Health Interview Survey, show that soda consumption is widespread in the state. The survey finally found that adults who drink soda or sugary drinks daily are 27% more likely to be overweight.

(credit LA Times “Booster Shots” blog, Photo courtesy of ab4dd0n)