Intake of artificially sweetened soft drinks and risk of preterm delivery: A prospective cohort study in 59,334 Danish pregnant women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 626-633

  Halldorsson, Thorhallur I ^a,b   Strøm, Marin ^a   Petersen, Sesilje B ^a   Olsen, Sjurdur F ^a,c  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SWEETENING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIALLY SWEETENED SOFT DRINK; BODY WEIGHT; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; BEVERAGE; DIET; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SUGAR INTAKE;

ADULT; BEVERAGES; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY SUCROSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SWEETENING AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956644112     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28968     Document Type: Article

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