Heaping helpings of sugar from soft drinks can lead to many health problems, including obesity and tooth decay. In addition, kids who fill up on soda instead of more nutritious foods miss out on important vitamins and minerals. Choosing soda over milk, for example, prevents some kids from getting the calcium they need to build strong bones and teeth. Still, Jacobson admits that for lots of kids a bright green or orange soda fizzes with more appeal than plain, flat milk. At least it would benefit the school if they bought it here.
Most soda has no vitamins or protein.