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Sugar-sweetened beverages and body weight
1New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Current Opinion in Lipidology
|December 19, 2013
Summary
Reducing sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake can aid weight management. Emerging evidence supports advising patients to cut back on SSBs for obesity prevention and treatment.
Area of Science:
- Nutrition Science
- Obesity Research
- Public Health
Background:
- Obesity is a significant public health concern in the USA.
- Dietary strategies, including reducing sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption, are key for weight management.
- Recommendations to limit SSBs exist, but the supporting evidence is debated.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate recent data on SSBs and their role in obesity prevention and treatment.
- To inform clinical practice regarding patient counseling on SSB consumption.
Main Methods:
- Review of recent epidemiological studies and clinical trials.
- Analysis of physiological mechanisms linking SSB consumption to energy balance.
Main Results:
- SSB consumption remains high in the USA.
- Evidence indicates SSBs contribute to positive energy balance and weight gain.
- Reducing SSB intake shows beneficial effects on body weight.
- Individual susceptibility to adverse effects may be influenced by ethnicity or genetics.
Conclusions:
- Current data support counseling patients to reduce SSB intake.
- Further research is needed to understand susceptibility and mechanisms related to SSB consumption and weight.
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