School ban on soda has limited effect

From The New York Times: State laws that ban soda in schools — but not other sweetened beverages — have virtually no impact on the amount of sugary drinks middle school students buy and consume at school, a new study shows. The study, which looked at thousands of public school students across 40 states, found that removing soda from cafeterias and school vending machines only prompted students to buy sports drinks, sweetened fruit drinks and other sugar-laden beverages instead. The study in The Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine looked at soda and sweetened beverage consumption between 2004 and 2007 among about 7,000 fifth and eighth grade students in 40 states.