We reduced our intake of sugary drinks and instead encouraged our kids to drink more water.

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The mayor's proposal comes after a series of failed efforts by his administration to limit the intake of sugary drinks.

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Teasing apart the diseases, the researchers found that intake of sugary drinks was linked to 133, 000 deaths from diabetes, 44, 000 deaths from cardiovascular diseases, and 6, 000 cancer deaths.

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Reducing the high intake of sugary drinks is a laudable goal, but should it be a priority, and if so, is this the best way to pursue it?

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Pacifici urges moderate alcohol intake: "Two drinks a day being moderate, over three would be considered excessive, " he says.

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They reduced their alcohol intake, ate more vegetables and lean poultry and had fewer sugary drinks than peers who were divorced or bereaved.

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