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Studies published in the United States show a correlation between sweet soda and fruit drinks to obesity.[58] The consumption of sweet soda and fruit drinks has more than doubled since the 1970s.[58]As a response to those studies and recent statistics, The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized to improve meal patterns and define important nutrition standards for Child and Adult food care program meals and snacks that support the relevancy of those significant standards and patterns. The importance of the elimination of fruit juice is due to high-fructose level in sweetened beverages which is associated with liver injury and the metabolic syndrome. From past researches, it is suggested that liquid calories are not as effective to trigger physiological satiety mechanism as solids food do. Fruits also have fructose but the fiber found in whole fruit limits the insulin response and increases satiety. On the other hand, in Fruit Juice industry there is lack of fiber. Some 100% fruit industries add fiber to fruit drinks to overcome the problem of lacking fiber.Studies show that juice with added fiber cannot be the same as whole fresh fruit. Three main studies published in the U.S also demonstrate this correlation between sweet soda and fruit drinks to obesity. The first study showed that "drinking sugary drinks was affecting genes that regulate weight and increased the genetic predisposition of a person to gain weight."[58] The other two studies showed that "giving to children and adolescents calorie-free drinks like mineral water or soft drinks sweetened with artificial sweeteners resulted in weight loss."[58]