Fruity Water News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Dive Brief: Most parents of young children cannot identify key ingredients in children s drinks after reviewing the packaging, Nutrition Facts and the ingredients list, according to research emailed to Food Dive from the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut and the School of Global Public Health at New York University. This includes the presence of added sugars, no- and low-calorie sweeteners and the percentage of juice.  In an online experiment, researchers showed more than 1,600 parents of children ages 1 to 5 the packages of eight popular children s drinks, including sweetened fruit drinks and flavored waters and unsweetened 100% juice and juice/water blends. The study s findings, which were published in Pediatric Obesity, reveal that 62% of parents could not point out most of the beverages that contained low- or no-calorie sweeteners. 

United statesAmerican academy of pediatricsRudd centerSugar associationYork universityUniversity of connecticutDive briefNutrition factsFood diveFood policyGlobal public healthNew yorkPediatric obesityAmerican academyJuicy juiceHonest tea