Study Links Salt, Sweet Drinks for Kids

Kids could drink fewer sugary sodas if they cut back on salt, a study suggests. The study used diet survey data for 1,688 children, ages 4 to 18. Kids who ate more salt also drank more fluids. Researchers estimated that if kids used half as much salt, they would drink 18 ounces less of sweetened soda every day. The Associated Press wrote about the study February 21. It was published in the journal Hypertension.