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Is there an association between sweetened beverages and adiposity?
Nutrition reviews - 1 Apr 2006
Bachman Christine M, Baranowski Tom, Nicklas Theresa A
Abstract excerpt
Four mechanisms were reviewed to explain the possible association between sweetened beverages and increased overweight or obesity: excess caloric intake, glycemic index and glycemic load, lack of effect of liquid calories on satiety, and displacement of milk. The findings were inconsistent across studies. The strongest support was for the excess caloric intake hypothesis, but the findings were not conclusive....
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