According to the Evidence Analysis Library of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, there is evidence of a link between sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake and childhood overweight and obesity (OW/OB)
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Beverage Intake of U.S. Children by Weight Status Rosanna Watowicz Between 1989 and 2008, there was a significant increase in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in children. 1 According to the Evidence Analysis Library of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, there is evidence of a link between sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake and childhood overweight and obesity (OW/OB). 2 In addition, a review by Malik et al. found a positive association between higher SSB consumption and weight gain in both children and adults. 3 There is certainly a body of evidence linking SSB consumption to childhood OW/OB, although conversely, both cross-sectional and prospective studies examining this relationship have found no association. 4,5
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