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The effects of SSBs are related to four properties: energy in liquid form, high glycemic load, high sweetness intensity, and sugar content.
Understanding these properties can help practitioners guide dietary choices regarding SSBs.
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to consider plausible dietary and metabolic pathways for these effects relating to four properties of SSBs (energy in liquid form, high glycemic load, high sweetness intensity, and sugar content).
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The abstract indicates a thorough consideration of these properties.
Source
The Special Case of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
Cara B. Ebbeling et al. · Oxford University Press eBooks · 2012
DOI 10.1093/med:psych/9780199738168.003.0022
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