Systematic review of the evidence for an association between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and risk of obesity

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 566-574

  Trumbo, Paula R ^a   Rivers, Crystal R ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity; Sugar sweetened beverages

Indexed keywords

SUGAR;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENERGY BALANCE; FITNESS; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUGAR SWEETENED BEVERAGE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORK CAPACITY;

BODY MASS INDEX; OBESITY; SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEVERAGES; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK; SWEETENING AGENTS;

EID: 84906791454     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nure.12128     Document Type: Article

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