Association Between Artificially Sweetened Beverage Consumption During Pregnancy and Infant Body Mass Index
Author(s) -
Meghan B. Azad,
Atul Sharma,
Russell J. de Souza,
Ver W. Dolinsky,
Allan B. Becker,
Piush J. Mandhane,
Stuart E. Turvey,
Padmaja Subbarao,
Diana L. Lefebvre,
Malcolm R. Sears
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0301
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , pregnancy , consumption (sociology) , environmental health , mass index , obstetrics , endocrinology , genetics , sociology , biology , social science
The consumption of artificial sweeteners has increased substantially in recent decades, including among pregnant women. Animal studies suggest that exposure to artificial sweeteners in utero may predispose offspring to develop obesity; however, to our knowledge, this has never been studied in humans.
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