Research
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Eliminating sugar-sweetened beverages reduces body weight in adolescents and children.
If you are an adolescent or child, or if you are helping one, stop drinking sugary beverages. This simple change has been shown in large trials to reduce body weight over 1-1.5 years.
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two large randomised controlled trials found that elimination of sugary drinks reduced body weight among adolescents at one year and among younger children at 18 months.
Why this rating
Supported by large RCTs.
Source
Dietary carbohydrates: role of quality and quantity in chronic disease
David S. Ludwig et al. · BMJ · 2018
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