The increased intake of soft drinks can lead to excessive energy and inadequate amounts of calcium and other nutrients. Researchers found that carbonated soft drinks were replacing milk and fruit juice in many children's diets. Dietetic professionals advise parents to limit soft drinks to their children. Those who drank one or 2 cups daily reduced their risk of narrowing arteries by 46 percent. For those sipping 4 cups a day, the risk dropped by 69 percent.
Doctors say tea's protective effects come from flavonoids which act as anti-oxidants.
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