Abstract

JIMENEZ-CRUZ, Arturo; GOMEZ-MIRANDA, Luis Mario  and  BACARDI-GASCON, Montserrat. Randomized clinical trials of the effect of sugar sweetened beverages consumption on adiposity in youngers than 16y old: systematic review. Nutr. Hosp. [online]. 2013, vol.28, n.6, pp.1797-1801. ISSN 1699-5198.  https://dx.doi.org/10.3305/nh.2013.28.6.6950.

Introduction: Association between sugar sweetened beverages consumption and several metabolic diseases has been observed. Aim: To analyze randomized studies among < 16 yo children of > 52 weeks of intervention assessing the effect of the reduction of sugar sweetened beverages, carbonated drinks, flavored drinks, and fruit juices on adiposity indicators. Methods: Medline was searched for randomized controlled trials published up to August 21st, 2013. The following search terms were used: "Sugar Sweetened Beverages" and "Weight gain". Papers without basal or final data, without accurate description of control groups and those without the eligibility criteria were excluded. Results: Three studies met the eligibility criteria. In the three studies an increase among the adiposity indicators were observed among those with sugar beverage consumption or a reduction in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among those with reduction of sugar beverages. Conclusion: This result show the evidence of a positive effect of the consumption of sugar sweetened beverages on adiposity indicators.

Keywords : Sweetened drinks; Children; Adiposity; RCT; Systematic review.

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