Beverage Industry Responds to Columbia University Study

16 Aug 2013 --- In response to a new study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, University of Vermont, and Harvard School of Public Health published in The Journal of Pediatrics, the American Beverage Association issued the following statement.

Statement:

“It is a leap to suggest that drinking soda causes these or any other behavioral issue. The science does not support that conclusion. The authors themselves note that their study is not able to identify the nature of the association between soft drinks and problem behaviors.’ Importantly, our member companies do not promote or market the consumption of soft drinks to children in the age group examined in this study.”