Survey reveals significant gaps in children's nutrition knowledge
October 27, 2014 : London, England : BWW
:
A
new
campaign
has
been
launched
by
the
Natural
Hydration
Council
and
Children's
Food
Trust
following
an
NHC
survey
which
identified
significant
gaps
in
children's
knowledge
in
relation
to
which
drinks
are
the
most
important
for
health.
When
children
aged
7-9
years
old
were
asked
which
food
or
drinks
their
body
needed
for
survival,
almost
one
in
10
(9.4%)
believed
that
the
body
can
survive
without
water.
Worryingly,
more
than
a
third
(38.4%)
thought
that
their
bodies
need
fruit
juice
to
survive,
and
more
than
one
in
10
(11.6%)
believed
that
their
bodies
needed
sports
drinks
to
stay
alive.
Furthermore,
over
half
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