[HTML][HTML] Sugar-sweetened and artificially-sweetened beverages in relation to obesity risk

MA Pereira - Advances in nutrition, 2014 - Elsevier
The goal of this review was to critically evaluate the scientific evidence in humans on the
potential effect of sweetened beverages on weight gain and risk of obesity in youth and …

Impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on blood pressure

AH Malik, Y Akram, S Shetty, SS Malik… - The American journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
The impact of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) on blood pressure (BP) has been
debated, with some evidence suggesting that their increased intake is related to higher risk …

Traffic-light labels and choice architecture: promoting healthy food choices

AN Thorndike, J Riis, LM Sonnenberg… - American journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Preventing obesity requires maintenance of healthy eating behaviors over time.
Food labels and strategies that increase visibility and convenience of healthy foods (choice …

Proposing a model to test smartphone users' intention to use smart applications when ordering food in restaurants

B Okumus, A Bilgihan - Journal of Hospitality and Tourism …, 2014 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the use of smartphone apps as tools to
promote healthy eating behaviors, especially when ordering food and drinks in restaurants …

Soda and cell aging: associations between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and leukocyte telomere length in healthy adults from the National Health and …

CW Leung, BA Laraia, BL Needham… - … journal of public …, 2014 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We tested whether leukocyte telomere length maintenance, which underlies
healthy cellular aging, provides a link between sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) …

Obesity and economic environments

R Sturm, R An - CA: a cancer journal for clinicians, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This review summarizes current understanding of economic factors during the obesity
epidemic and dispels some widely held, but incorrect, beliefs. Rising obesity rates coincided …

[HTML][HTML] Sex and race differences in caloric intake during sleep restriction in healthy adults

AM Spaeth, DF Dinges, N Goel - The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2014 - Elsevier
Background: Evidence indicates that men and African Americans may be more susceptible
to weight gain resulting from sleep loss than women and whites, respectively. Increased …

Strategic messaging to promote taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages: lessons from recent political campaigns

J Jou, J Niederdeppe, CL Barry… - American journal of …, 2014 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. This study explored the use of strategic messaging by proponents of sugar-
sweetened beverage (SSB) taxation to influence public opinion and shape the policy …

[HTML][HTML] Peer reviewed: Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among US adults in 6 states: Behavioral risk factor surveillance system, 2011

S Park, L Pan, B Sherry, HM Blanck - Preventing chronic disease, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods We used data from the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for
38,978 adults aged 18 years or older from 6 states: Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Minnesota …

Misconceptions about fructose-containing sugars and their role in the obesity epidemic

VJ van Buul, L Tappy, FJPH Brouns - Nutrition research reviews, 2014 - cambridge.org
A causal role of fructose intake in the aetiology of the global obesity epidemic has been
proposed in recent years. This proposition, however, rests on controversial interpretations of …