ARS | Publication request: IS THERE AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SWEETENED BEVERAGES AND ADIPOSITY?

Submitted to: Review Article
Publication Type: Review Article
Publication Acceptance Date: April 1, 2006
Publication Date: April 1, 2006
Citation: Bachman, C.M., Baranowski, T., Nicklas, T.A. 2006. Is there an association between sweetened beverages and adiposity? Nutrition Reviews. 64(4):153-174.

Technical Abstract: 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. Assigning possible links between sweetened beverage consumption and adiposity requires research that compares and contrasts specific mechanisms, especially in populations at risk for obesity, while controlling for likely confounding variables.