Scotland - Time to take more of the fizz out of the family diet

Time to take more of the fizz out of the family diet
Published on 25 Oct 2011
IT is Scotland’s other drinking problem. In a public building, a child needs a boost. He slots a coin into a machine and waits for the comforting clunk of a can.

He rips it open and guzzles the contents, feeling the energy flooding through him. The fix will last a couple of hours before the process begins again.

Children in Scotland drink more fizzy drinks than in any other European country, even after the withdrawal of fizzy-drinks vending machines from schools. Worldwide it is reckoned that only Israeli youngsters down more.