Ensuring that children consume less sugar is among the most effective ways to curb childhood obesity. Recently, with this goal in mind, school officials have begun to replace high calorie sugary drinks in school vending machines with bottled water, unsweetened fruit juices, and sugar free sodas. Since students spend so much time in school, officials reason that removing access to sugary drinks during school hours will cause a dramatic reduction in the intake of sugar.
Which of the following, if true, most undermines the school officials’ plan?
A. Unsweetened fruit juices contain more sugar than does bottled water.
B. Many students have access to sugary drinks both before and after school.
C. Sugar free sodas contain artificial sweeteners that some medical officials link to headaches and other health concerns.
D. Sugary snack foods comprise the majority of sales in school vending machines.
E. The average school-aged child consumes two twenty-ounce sugary drinks every day.
Which of the following, if true, most undermines the school officials’ plan?
A. Unsweetened fruit juices contain more sugar than does bottled water.
B. Many students have access to sugary drinks both before and after school.
C. Sugar free sodas contain artificial sweeteners that some medical officials link to headaches and other health concerns.
D. Sugary snack foods comprise the majority of sales in school vending machines.
E. The average school-aged child consumes two twenty-ounce sugary drinks every day.
