Soft drinks linked to violence

Teenagers who drink large amounts of soft drinks are more likely to be aggressive and violent. Drinking more than five cans of soda a week was linked to significantly higher levels of violent assaults, scientists non-diet soft drinks they drank during the past week, with a higher consumption increasing the likelihood of them being violent. Just over 23 percent of those drinking one or no cans had carried a gun or knife, rising to just under 43 percent of those drinking 14 or more cans. Writing in the journal Injury Prevention, the researchers concluded that sugar or caffeine could lead to aggression.