In Russia, it was proposed to ban the sale of sugary soda to minors

The head of the National Parent Committee, Irina Volynets, proposed banning the sale of sugary carbonated drinks to minors.

In an interview with the "Paragraph" on Monday, October 13, she clarified that an appeal on this issue had already been sent to the relevant State Duma committee.

Before that, Volynets contacted the Research Institute of Baby Food, where she received confirmation that such drinks are extremely harmful to children's health and can lead to serious illnesses. She noted that the sugar level in them significantly exceeds the permissible norm. According to her, the problem of obesity among children is growing every year, and the ban on the sale of sugary sodas should be regulated in the same way as energy drinks.

Volynets emphasized that obesity triggers irreversible processes in the body that lead to diabetes and other chronic diseases. She added that sugary soda does not quench thirst and contains "empty calories," which provokes overeating and weight gain. Life.ru .

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Earlier that day, nutritionist Marina Makisha supported the idea of selling soda only with a passport. According to her, it is difficult for teenagers and children to give up sweets: they do not realize the motives of prohibitions, and sugar affects the brain and causes addiction, the website writes kp.ru .

On the same day, Vera Seryozhina, a doctor, told RIAMO that banning the sale of soda to children was an important preventive measure. According to her, this is a step towards the prevention of diseases that are rapidly "getting younger" today.

Also on October 13, the head of the State Duma Committee on Health Protection, Sergei Leonov, criticized the initiative to ban the sale of soda to children. He called this idea strange and meaningless. According to the deputy, in order to improve the health of Russians, they should be motivated to choose proper nutrition and sports, rather than impose restrictions. 360.ru .

On October 9, Pavel Bogomolov, chief hepatologist at the Moscow Region Ministry of Health, said that sweet soda was the main enemy of the liver. In his opinion, soda can also contribute to the development of diseases of the circulatory system.

On October 7, Pavel Bogomolov, chief hepatologist at the Ministry of Health of the Moscow Region, told the National Health Service that sugary soda can provoke the development of serious liver diseases, including cirrhosis, obesity, and even cancer. If you are overweight, sugary drinks, including lemonades, are contraindicated — fructose is especially dangerous for the liver. According to him, soda can also lead to the development of diseases of the circulatory system, RT notes.

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