Consumption of caffeinated and artificially sweetened soft drinks is associated with risk of early menarche1,2

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 648-654

  Mueller, Noel T ^a,b   Jacobs, David R ^c   MacLehose, Richard F ^c   Demerath, Ellen W ^c   Kelly, Scott P ^d   Dreyfus, Jill G ^c   Pereira, Mark A ^c  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspartame; Caffeine; Diet; Epidemiology; Puberty; Sugarsweetened beverages

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTAME; CAFFEINE; FRUCTOSE; SUCROSE; SUGAR; NONNUTRITIVE SWEETENER;

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MENARCHE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOFT DRINK; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; DRUG EFFECTS; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASPARTAME; CAFFEINE; CALIFORNIA; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; CHILD; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MENARCHE; NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENERS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; OHIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941628313     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.114.100958     Document Type: Article

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