Friday Aug 29, 2014 (foodconsumer.org)  - A new study showed that children who consumed high amounts of sugar sweetened beverages from age 10 and 13 years had larger waist circumference, compared to children who consumed low amounts of beverages of this type.The study also found that those who drunk large amounts of sugar sweetened beverages had higher body mass index and total body fat mass.The study was based on data from a survey of 2455 older children who participated in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children in the U.K. (David liu, PHD)Bigornia SJ, LaValley MP, Noel SE, Moore LL, Ness AR, Newby P.  Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and central and total adiposity in older children: a prospective study accounting for dietary reporting errors.  Public Health Nutr. 2014 Aug 28:1-9.