By Susan Kelly and Alina Selyukh
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON | Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:30pm BST
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About half of the population drinks a sugar-sweetened beverage on any given day, with teens and young men consuming way more than recommended limits for staying healthy, according to new government data.
The survey results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show how far consumer habits must change to help fight the nation's obesity epidemic, with nearly two-thirds of Americans either overweight or obese.
More here: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/08/31/us-sugar-idUKTRE77U49A20110831
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