The sugar-sweetened beverage wars: Public health and the role of the beverage industry

Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 401-406

  Welsh, Jean A ^a   Lundeen, Elizabeth A ^b   Stein, Aryeh D ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

industry; obesity; public policy; sugar sweetened beverages

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE; SUGAR;

BEVERAGE; CALORIE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LIQUID; MARKETING; PORTION SIZE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; REVIEW; TAX;

BEVERAGES; CHILD; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DIETARY SUCROSE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SWEETENING AGENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883653977     PISSN: 1752296X     EISSN: 17522978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.med.0000432610.96107.f5     Document Type: Review

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