Environmental interventions to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and their effects on health

• Published in: Cochrane database of systematic reviews Vol. 6; p. CD012292
• Main Authors: von Philipsborn, Peter, Stratil, Jan M, Burns, Jacob, Busert, Laura K, Pfadenhauer, Lisa M, Polus, Stephanie, Holzapfel, Christina, Hauner, Hans, Rehfuess, Eva
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 12.06.2019
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Animals; Artificially Sweetened Beverages - supply & distribution; Child; Commerce - economics; Controlled Before-After Studies - statistics & numerical data; Drinking Behavior; Drinking Water; Environment; Fast Foods - supply & distribution; Food Supply; Fruit - supply & distribution; Humans; Interrupted Time Series Analysis - statistics & numerical data; Milk; Nutritive Value; Product Labeling; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - statistics & numerical data; Schools; Selection Bias; Social Environment; Sugar-Sweetened Beverages - adverse effects; Sugar-Sweetened Beverages - economics; Sugar-Sweetened Beverages - supply & distribution; Young Adult

Frequent consumption of excess amounts of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) is a risk factor for obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and dental caries. Environmental interventions, i.e. interventions that alter the physical or social environment in which individuals make beverage choices,...