Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Obesity Risk in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Analysis on How Methodological Quality May Influence Conclusions

• Published in: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Vol. 116; no. 4; pp. 638 - 659
• Main Authors: Bucher Della Torre, Sophie, MPH, RD, Keller, Amélie, MPH, RD, Laure Depeyre, Jocelyne, RD, Kruseman, Maaike, MPH, RD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescents; Beverages - adverse effects; Carbonated Beverages - adverse effects; Child; Child, Preschool; Children; Cohort Studies; Diet Records; Dietary Sucrose - administration & dosage; Dietary Sucrose - adverse effects; Female; Food intake measurement; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Humans; Internal Medicine; Male; MEDLINE; Obesity; Obesity - epidemiology; Pediatric Obesity - epidemiology; Quality Control; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Selection Bias; Sugar-sweetened beverages; Surveys and Questionnaires; Weight Gain; Obesity; Sugar-sweetened beverages; Children; Adolescents; Food intake measurement

Abstract Background In the context of a worldwide high prevalence of childhood obesity, the role of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption as a cause of excess weight gain remains controversial. Conflicting results may be due to methodological issues in original studies and in reviews. Objective...