Open AccessA Trial of Sugar-free or Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Body Weight in Children
Author(s) -
J.C. de Ruyter,
Margreet R. Olthof,
Jacob C. Seidell,
Mira Katan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1203034
Subject(s) - sugar , overweight , body mass index , medicine , obesity , free sugar , food science , waist , added sugar , zoology , weight gain , body weight , chemistry , biology
The consumption of beverages that contain sugar is associated with overweight, possibly because liquid sugars do not lead to a sense of satiety, so the consumption of other foods is not reduced. However, data are lacking to show that the replacement of sugar-containing beverages with noncaloric beverages diminishes weight gain.
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