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Of special concern is the prevalence of overweight youth, which has been increasing at alarming rates. There has been a direct relationship found between soft drink consumption and overweight in youth. Soft drinks account forasmuchas 20% to 24% of the calories consumed by youth. Higher rates of soft drink consumption are seen in youth from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. School administrators playa negative role in the health of students when they allow commercialism (advertising and selling of products to students) in their schools. Soft drink companies have been at the forefront of commercialism in schools. These“pouring rights contracts” have helped encourage student addictions to high-calorie soft drinks, while at the sametime making school administrators accustomed to the financial gains. Yet, many school administrators do not perceive pouring rights contracts asjeopardizing the health of students. Banning the sale of soft drinkson school campuses must bea higher priority for those concerned about the health of youth.  \nINTRODUCTION  \nAmerican Beverage Association President and CEO Susan Neely announced the organization’s policy recommendation that vending machines stock only bottled water and 100% juice in elementary schools. Middle school students would have access to additional drinks, like sports drinks, no-calorie soft drinks, and low-calorie juice drinks. She indicated the industry needs to help fight the increasing rate of childhood obesity.  \n– Olympia, WA August 16, 2005 –—Associated Press  \nThe aforementioned American Beverage Association policy recommendation is just that: a recommendation to its membership  \nbottlers who represent 85% of the bottlers. Local bottling companies are independently owned and are free to ignore their national organization’s recommendations. Thus, there is a continuing need to educate community leaders, parents, and school personnel regarding the contribution of soft drink vending in schools to the growing youth obesity problem.  \nThis article explores the growing problem of soft drinks readily available in schools. More specifically, it examines the epidemic of overweight in youths followed by the role of soft drink consumption contributing to the overweight youth problem. This is followed by a section on commercialism and the more specific component, pouring rights contracts in schools and its  \nimpact on overweight youth. The final section of this paper offers several potential points of intervention (local, state, and national) for reducing the role of ubiquitous soft drinks in schools.  \nJames H. Price, PhD, MPH, is professor of Health Education with the Department of Public Health, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606; Email: [jprice@utnet.utoledo.edu. Judy](jprice@utnet.utoledo.edu. Judy)[ ](jprice@utnet.utoledo.edu. Judy)Murnan, MPH, PhD, is assistant professor of Health Education, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221. Bradene Moore, JD, Associate Professor of Legal Studies, Dept of Legal Specialties, Mailstop 119, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft, Toledo, OH 43606.  \n 306 American Journal of Health Education — September/October 2006, Volume 37, No. 5   \nJames H. Price, Judy Murnan, and Bradene Moore  \n\n| Table 1. Nutrient Compositions of Soft Drinks, Frozen Orange Juice (OJ)*, and Milk |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Nutrients | Coca-Cola | Pepsi-Cola | Mt. Dew | Dr. Pepper | OJ | Milk (1%) |\n| Calories (kcal) | 144 | 160 | 170 | 150 | 168 | 153 |\n| Sugar (g) | 38 | 40 | 46 | 40 | 40 | 18 |\n| Vitamin A (IU) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 750 |\n| Vitamin C (mg) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 3 |\n| Folate (micro/g) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 ","cbCaijE9z1CGFh83","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijE9z1CGFh83","pdf",111384,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n# The Overweight Epidemic\n# Commercialism and Pouring Rights Contracts\n# Potential Points of Intervention","[{\"question\":\"What is the main focus of the paper?\",\"answer\":\"The paper focuses on the availability of soft drinks in schools and its relationship to nutritional and overweight problems among American youth.\"},{\"question\":\"How do “pouring rights contracts” affect students, according to the paper?\",\"answer\":\"The paper states that these contracts encourage student addictions to high-calorie soft drinks and can make administrators accustomed to the associated financial gains.\"},{\"question\":\"What intervention does the paper recommend for schools?\",\"answer\":\"It recommends banning the sale of soft drinks on school campuses as a higher priority for those concerned about youth health.\"}]","Soft Drink Vending Machines in Schools: A Clear and Present Danger | PDF",1792074065,23]