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Does Soda Get You Fat?

The obesity epidemic is a major health problem. In fact, two-thirds of American adults and one-third of American children are currently overweight or obese and the numbers seem to be rising, according to Roni Caryn Rabin in "The New York Times. The increasing consumption of soda may be a significant contributor to the epidemic of obesity and excessive weight gain, according to an article published in the “The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition” in August 2006. Half of the people in the United States consume sugary drinks every day, notes the Harvard School of Public Health.