Energy balance
Replacing SSBs with non-caloric beverages reduces body weight and BMI gain, especially in children and individuals with overweight or obesity.
If you want to lose weight or prevent weight gain, swap your sugary drinks for water or unsweetened alternatives. This is particularly effective if you have excess weight. You do not need to eliminate all sugar from your diet, but removing liquid sugar is one of the most impactful single changes you can make.
These trials provided strong evidence for a benefit of replacing SSBs with non-caloric options on weight gain... Our meta-analysis of hypocaloric trials in children showed a reduction in BMI gain over time when SSB intake was reduced.
Why this rating
Supported by rigorous RCTs in children and meta-analyses in adults, though some adult trials had limitations.
Source
The role of sugar-sweetened beverages in the global epidemics of obesity and chronic diseases
Vasanti Malik et al. · Nature Reviews Endocrinology · 2022
DOI 10.1038/s41574-021-00627-6
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- Habitual consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) causes weight gain and increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality.Good
- SSB consumption increases the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) independently of, and mediated by, weight gain.Good
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