Associations of Added Sugar from All Sources and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages with Regional Fat Deposition in US Adolescents: NHANES 1999–2006
Author(s) -
Catherine E. Cioffi,
Jean A. Welsh,
Jessica A. Alvarez,
Terryl J. Hartman,
KM Venkat Narayan,
Miriam B. Vos
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current developments in nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 2475-2991
DOI - 10.1093/cdn/nzz130
Subject(s) - added sugar , sugar , medicine , body mass index , national health and nutrition examination survey , obesity , food science , environmental health , chemistry , population
These findings support that added sugar from beverages is associated with higher upper-body adiposity, though the magnitude and clinical significance of the associations may be small, especially when adjusted for BMI and TEI. Additional studies are needed to elucidate the underlying biological mechanisms to explain these findings.
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