The scientific basis of guideline recommendations on sugar intake: A systematic review

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 257-267

  Erickson, Jennifer ^a   Sadeghirad, Behnam ^a,b   Lytvyn, Lyubov ^a,c   Slavin, Joanne ^a   Johnston, Bradley C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUGAR; SUGAR INTAKE;

CALORIC INTAKE; DENTAL CARIES; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SUGAR INTAKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); WEIGHT GAIN; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; NUTRITION POLICY; STANDARDS;

DIETARY SUCROSE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 85017356220     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/M16-2020     Document Type: Review

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