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Harris JL, Romo-Palafox M, Choi YY, Kibwana A. 2019. Children's Drink FACTS 2019: Sales, nutrition, and marketing of children's drinks. Hartford, CT: Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, 78 pp.

Annotation: This report focuses on the sales, nutrition, and marketing of children’s drinks, defined as drinks that companies promote as products intended for children ages 2–11 to consume. The report identifies and analyzes sweetened drinks, flavored water, and drink mix categories as well as those without added sweeteners (added sugars or low-calorie sweeteners) in the 100-percent juice, juice/water blend, and plain water/seltzer categories. Topics include the children’s drink market, children’s drink nutrition, on-package marketing, and advertising. Available are the full report, appendices, report summary, infographics, and handouts in English and Spanish.

Contact: Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, University of Connecticut, One Constitution Plaza, Suite 600, Hartford, CT 06511, Telephone: (860) 380-1000 Fax: (860) 509-0009 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.uconnruddcenter.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Advertising, Artificial sweeteners, Marketing, Nutrition, Oral health, Sugar
   

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