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Article: KIDS' FRUIT JUICE GETS SQUEEZED
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- January 14, 1997
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CAROL ANN CAMPBELL, Staff Writer
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
01-14-1997
KIDS' FRUIT JUICE GETS SQUEEZED -- STUDY SAYS OVERUSE MAY STUNT GROWTH
By CAROL ANN CAMPBELL, Staff Writer
Date: 01-14-1997, Tuesday
Section: NEWS
Edition: All Editions -- 5 Star, 4 Star, 3 Star, 2 Star, 1 Star
Babies suck it from bottles. Toddlers sip it from cups. And older
children pull boxes of it from their lunch bags.
Fruit juice -- a childhood staple right up there with milk and
grilled cheese sandwiches -- is now under attack. A study published
Monday in the journal Pediatrics says children who drink excessive
amounts of juice risk being short or overweight.
The results may leave some parents reeling, ...