Soft drink
As soft drinks ( English soft drink , eingedeutscht soft drink , as opposed to alcoholic hard drinks ) that produces food industry , various cold drinks , which usually carbonated and are sweet and sour flavored.
According to both the German Food Book and the Austrian Food Book, these are water- based drinks with flavoring ingredients. They can also contain carbon dioxide , minerals , vitamins , sugar , fruit concentrate , flavors , sweeteners and other ingredients.
Germany
According to the guidelines for soft drinks of the German Food Book, soft drinks include :
- Fruit juice drinks ,
- Fruit spritzers ,
- Lemonades and
- Shower .
Caffeinated soft drinks , which also include energy drinks , may contain a maximum of 32 mg caffeine per 100 ml in ready-to-eat foods (Appendix 8 [to §§ 4 and 5] Fruit Juice and Soft Drinks Ordinance ).
Correlation with behavioral problems
In a study with 2929 US five-year-olds, the daily consumption of several carbonated soft drinks is associated with behavioral problems ( aggressiveness , attention deficit ); However, this study cannot show a causal relationship.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Soft drinks with flavoring additives ( Memento of the original from August 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in Codex Chapter B26 accessed on August 26, 2014
- ↑ Soft Drinks Consumption Is Associated with Behavior Problems in 5-Year-Olds (PDF; 179 kB)
