The Need for Age Restrictions on Sales of Nonalcoholic Beverages

Molly A Bowdring; Judith J Prochaska

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.1883

The Need for Age Restrictions on Sales of Nonalcoholic Beverages

JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Sep 1;178(9):851-852. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.1883.

Authors

Molly A Bowdring^{1

2}, Judith J Prochaska¹

Affiliations

¹ Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California.
² Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.

PMID: 38976251
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.1883

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Plain language summary

This Viewpoint discusses the current restrictions of nonalcoholic beverage sales to minors across several states and the need for expansion of those restrictions.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Age Factors
Beverages* / economics
Child
Commerce* / legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
United States