The Importance of Continued Epidemiological Research on Sugar-Sweetened and Artificially Sweetened Beverages

Sugar-sweetened beverages are quintessential "empty calories." As they are typically consumed discretely, rather than as an ingredient, and due to their long list of negative health consequences, they are the target of "sugary drink" taxes worldwide. These policies discourage sug...

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Published in:The Journal of nutrition 2021-09, Vol.151 (9), p.2511-2512
Main Authors: Kleckner, Amber S, Kautz, Amber
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artificial sweeteners
Artificially Sweetened Beverages
Beverages
Calories
Dietary Sucrose - adverse effects
Epidemiology
Nutrition
Sugar
Sugars
Sweetening Agents - adverse effects
Taxation
Taxes
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Summary:Sugar-sweetened beverages are quintessential "empty calories." As they are typically consumed discretely, rather than as an ingredient, and due to their long list of negative health consequences, they are the target of "sugary drink" taxes worldwide. These policies discourage sugar-sweetened beverage purchases with the hope that people will instead drink unsweetened beverages such as water. Collectively these taxes are increasing the public's awareness of associations between excess added sugar intake and poor health outcomes. Here, Romanos-Nanclares et al. add more sour news to the sugar-sweetened beverage story.
ISSN:0022-3166
1541-6100
1541-6100
DOI:10.1093/jn/nxab256