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Kids are experiencing the same diseases now as alcoholics because of the high sugar consumption. 22% of calories now come from beverages, which is twice as high as it was in 1965. Prevention is the key. The USDA appears to want to perpetuate this.

https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2015/march/restricting-sugar-sweetened-beverages-from-snap-purchases-not-likely-to-lower-consumption/

Kids are experiencing the same diseases now as alcoholics because of the high sugar consumption. 22% of calories now come from beverages, which is twice as high as it was in 1965. Prevention is the key. The USDA appears to want to perpetuate this. https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2015/march/restricting-sugar-sweetened-beverages-from-snap-purchases-not-likely-to-lower-consumption/

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Fatty liver disease was once a malady reserved for life long committed booze hounds. Now it's frequently seen in children.

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Exactly. People don't understand when you see someone -- including kids -- with a fat belly, it's liver disease, which starts with a fatty liver.