Research
Macro partitioning
Soft drink (sugar-sweetened beverage) consumption is positively associated with increased prevalence of overweight, obesity, and diabetes in low- and middle-income countries.
Reducing sugar-sweetened beverage intake is a key lever for preventing obesity and diabetes in developing economies, as even small increases in consumption correlate with measurable increases in disease prevalence.
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They found that every 1% rise in soft drink consumption was associated with an additional 4.8 overweight adults per 100; 2.3 obese adults per 100, and 0.3 adults with diabetes per 100.
Why this rating
Based on a multivariate linear regression study of 75 countries, robust in low- and middle-income countries.
Source
Obesity and the nutrition transition in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Nelia P. Steyn et al. · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2014
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