In this week’s Keeping Kids Healthy column by UTMB Drs. Sally Robinson and Keith Bly: In an effort to control the growing number of children becoming overweight, the American Academy of Pediatrics is urging school officials to remove soft drinks from vending machines in schools and replace them with healthier drinks, such as milk, 100 percent fruit juice or water. Other suggestions for limiting access to sodas while children are in school include turning off vending machines during regular school hours and placing the machines in out-of-the-way places, so they are not as noticeable.