Source of bias in sugar-sweetened beverage research: A systematic review

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2018, Pages 2345-2350

  Litman, Ethan A ^a   Gortmaker, Steven L ^b   Ebbeling, Cara B ^c,d   Ludwig, David S ^c,d  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflicts of interest; Diabetes; Nutrition; Obesity; Public health; Sugar sweetened beverages

Indexed keywords

SWEETENING AGENT;

BEVERAGE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICAL BIAS; SUGAR INTAKE;

BEVERAGES; BIAS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY SUGARS; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH DESIGN; SWEETENING AGENTS;

EID: 85044389613     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980018000575     Document Type: Review

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