Non-nutritive sweetened beverages versus water after a 52-week weight management programme: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objective

Sugar-sweetened beverages are a substantial source of dietary sugar that can contribute to weight gain and the risk of type 2 diabetes. Dietary guidelines recommend non-nutritive sweetened (NNS) beverages to reduce sugar consumption, however, there is a need for long-term randomised controlled trials on their use. We aimed to compare the effects of NNS beverages and water on body weight during weight loss and maintenance in a behavioural weight management programme.

Methods

In this parallel-group, open-label, controlled equivalence trial, adults with a BMI of 27-35 kg/m² who regularly consumed cold beverages were randomised 1:1 to water or NNS beverages. Participants underwent a group behavioural weight management programme comprising weekly (

SUBMITTER: Harrold JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10746539 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature