Association of Sugary Beverage Consumption With Mortality Risk in US Adults: A Secondary Analysis of Data From the REGARDS Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Research has linked sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption to coronary heart disease (CHD) risk, but the role of nutritionally similar fruit juice and the association of these beverages with mortality risk is unknown.

Objective

To assess the association of SSBs and 100% fruit juices, alone and in combination (sugary beverages), with mortality.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study is a secondary analysis of data obtained from 30 183 participants in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study. The REGARDS study was designed to examine modifiers of stroke risk. Enrollment took place from February 2003 to October 2007, with follow-up every 6 months through 2013. Overall, 30 183 non-Hispanic black and white adul

SUBMITTER: Collin LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537924 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature