Soda may be too popular with teens.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-5 September 2002-US ARS: Soda may be too popular with teens (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09052002 Got milk? Apparently many teen-aged girls don't have enough. A new study by Agricultural Research Service nutritionist Shanthy A. Bowman, based on survey data, notes that milk consumption decreases as adolescent girls grow older.

Out of 732 girls aged 12 through 19 years, the 12-year-olds had the highest milk intake, with 78 percent drinking milk. The 12-year-olds also had the lowest soda intake--nine ounces on a given day. Conversely, the 19-year-olds had the lowest milk intake, with only 36 percent drinking milk, and a high soda intake of 14 ounces a day. Those who did not drink milk at all had inadequate intakes of vitamin...