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Brickbat: Drink Up

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Child drinking water
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The California legislature has approved a bill that would make water or non-flavored milk the default drink in any children's meals served by restaurants. McDonald's and other restaurant chains have already stopped serving sodas unless requested by parents with kid's meals, but lawmakers say such voluntary efforts aren't enough to fight childhood obesity.