Children’s Hospital Cuts Out Sugary Drinks

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A 2011 study done by Dayton Children’s Hospital found 37 percent of children in the region are overweight or obese. These sobering statistics motivated them to start making healthy changes in their own system.

Beginning in May 2014, Dayton Children’s Hospital will stop selling sugary drinks at all its locations.

The new policy applies to the main campus and its outpatient care centers in Springboro and Middletown. The hospital said it includes the cafeteria, gift shop, vending machines, patient room service and on-site catering.

The hospital said the move supports its mission to improve the health of children and their families.

The change is part of a larger movement across the country of children’s hospitals ensuring that patients have the best nutrition possible while on campus.

Read more in the hospital’s news release.