Sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gain in children and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relation between sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and body weight remains controversial.

Objective

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarize the evidence in children and adults.

Design

We searched PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases through March 2013 for prospective cohort studies and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated the SSB-weight relation. Separate meta-analyses were conducted in children and adults and for cohorts and RCTs by using random- and fixed-effects models.

Results

Thirty-two original articles were included in our meta-analyses: 20 in children (15 cohort studies, n = 25,745; 5 trials, n = 2772) and 12 in adults (7 cohort studies, n = 174,252; 5 trials, n = 292). In cohort studies, one daily s

SUBMITTER: Malik VS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3778861 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature