Sugars and obesity: Is it the sugars or the calories?

Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 88-96

  Choo, V L ^a,b   Ha, V ^b,c   Sievenpiper, J L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dietary pattern; Fructose; Obesity; Overweight; Sugars; Systematic review and meta analysis

Indexed keywords

RODENTIA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84929417828     PISSN: 14719827     EISSN: 14673010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nbu.12137     Document Type: Review

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