Research
Macro partitioning
Avoidance of sugar-sweetened beverages reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and improves cardiometabolic risk profiles.
Stop drinking sugary beverages like soda, fruit drinks, and energy drinks. This is a key step to prevent weight gain and reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes. Choose water, unsweetened tea, or coffee instead.
GoodRefutesHIGH confidence
Large quantities of sugar-sweetened beverages should be avoided to reduce the risk of worsening the cardiometabolic risk profile and to prevent weight gain.
Why this rating
Based on meta-analyses of cohort studies.
Source
Evidence-based diabetes nutrition therapy recommendations are effective: the key is individualization
Marion J. Franz et al. · Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity · 2014
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