Many countries set quantitative targets for added sugars, justifying this by expressing
concern about the likely impact of sugar on weight control, dental health, diet quality, or …

PURPOSE: Soft drink consumption has been linked with higher energy intake, obesity, and
poorer health. Fiscal pricing policies such as soda taxes may lower soda consumption and …

Total energy consumption among United States adults has increased in recent decades,
and energy-containing beverages are a significant contributor to this increase. Because …

A representative sample of 365 low‐income African‐American preschool children aged 3–5
years was studied to determine the association between sugar‐sweetened beverage …

OBJECTIVE Low-fat hypocaloric diets reduce insulin resistance and prevent type 2 diabetes
in those at risk. Low-carbohydrate, high-fat diets are advocated as an alternative, but …

Good nutrition is vital to overall health, and poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle are major
causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Nutritional factors are implicated in many oral …

OBJECTIVE: Overweight and obesity have been attributed to increased eating frequency
and the size of eating events. This study explored the influence of the timing of eating events …

BACKGROUND: Previous studies on the association between macronutrient intake and the
development of abdominal obesity, which carries an increased health risk, have not shown a …

ObjectiveTo investigate the associations of BMI and overweight in adulthood with
consumption of sweets and sugar-sweetened soft drinks in childhood and with the change in …

The role of dietary sugars in the current obesity epidemic is much debated and opposing
views can be found in the lay as well as scientific literature. Here we have reviewed the …