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<he authors also emphasi>ed that it is the duty of schools to provide free potable water for students, staff and personnel. Local school boards shall include the costs for providing potable water consistent with ,ections ?? and %// of Republic Act ;o. @%A/ of the Local )overnment +ode of %??%, the authors stressed. :urthermore, the proposed statute provides that all school shall have the duty to incorporate into their curriculum lessons the effect of the consumption of unhealthy foods and drinks, including the effects of sugar in the human body, the lady lawmakers added. Recent studies associate soft drink consumption by young children with aggression, attention problems, and withdrawal behavior, they said. <he Buropean !ournal of +ancer 8revention reported that researchers from the 2niversity of Bdinburgh found an association between higher risk of the colorectal cancer and eating high#energy snack foods $snack foods high in sugar and fat' and high#energy drinks $including sodas and other sugary beverages', they added. <he lawmakers also noted a 0/%/ study in &iabetes +are showing that drinking one to two sugary drinks per day increased the risk of type 0 diabetes by 0A percent, compared with having less than one serving a month. According to a Buropean study, the authors added, drinking 6ust one can of soda a day increases the risk of developing diabetes by more than a fifth. 2sing data from *5/,/// people in eight Buropean countries, researchers found that every e7tra %0 fluid ounce $*./ ml' serving of sugar#sweetened drink raises the risk of diabetes by 00 percent compared with drinking 6ust one can a month or less. <hese trends have also been detected in the 8hilippines. A study involving children aged A#%0 years old in La <rinidad, "enguet shows the prevalence of dental caries and high consumption of sugar. ,oft drinks are one of the most common sources of dietary sugar $C.D'. <he %??C ;ational (onitoring and Bvaluation &ental ,urvey reported the prevalence of dental caries among children aged %0 years was ?%.@D, the authors e7plained. $*/' dpt