Consumers often turn to non-caloric sweeteners (NCS) as a means of promoting a healthy body weight. However, several studies have now linked their long-term use to increased weight gain, raising the question of whether these products produce unintended psychological, physiological, or behavioral changes that have implications for weight management goals. In the following, we present the results...

Because excessive consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages may reduce the quality of nutritional intake, this study examined the consumption patterns of commercial beverages, lifestyle, dietary habits, and perception of sweet taste. Participants were 407 male university students in Kyeonggido, Korea, and information was collected by self-administered questionnaire. Among them, 58 nonsmokers vol...

Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages and other types of “sin taxes” are usually introduced at the local level supply side; efficacy such taxes is challenged by tax avoidance behavior. In this study, we evaluate impact beverage in Seattle, WA; Boulder, CO; Cook County, IL (Chicago); Philadelphia, PA, two cities San Francisco Bay Area California (Berkeley Oakland). We use grocery scanner data relyi...

Children are exposed to a great deal of food and beverage promotion. This is particularly concerning given that the prevalence of childhood obesity, a critical public health challenge, may be partially due to the increased consumption of fast food and sugar-sweetened beverages. However, there are lingering questions about the complex relationships between fast food and sugar-sweetened beverage ...

Packaged sweetened drinks are that have been processed and packaged, which usually contain added sweeteners such as sugar, corn syrup, or sugar substitutes aspartame, sucralose, stevia. This study aims to analyze the development of taxes on packaged drinks. The data were obtained from a database published by Scopus 2013 2023. keywords used obtain results in accordance with bibliometric research...