Kentucky has the 2nd highest soda consumption among teens

PA Requirements analyzed the latest CDC youth risk behavior survey data to rank states and examine the frequency and extent of soda consumption among teens.

According to PA Requirements, a continuing education blog about high school students, 18.5% of teens report drinking soda two or more times a day, which is the second highest rate in the country.

Only 22.1% of Kentucky teens reported not drinking any soda, compared to 31% nationally.

Nationally, approximately 15% of teens reported drinking at least one soda per day, and 9% reported consuming two or more sodas per day.

In February, a Kentucky lawmaker filed a bill to put more restrictions on families who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

House Bill 279, filed by Rep. Matt Lockett, R-Nicholasville, would ban SNAP purchases of junk food and other “accessory foods,” like soda.