[HTML][HTML] Sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gain in children and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: The relation between sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and body weight
remains controversial. Objective: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to
summarize the evidence in children and adults. Design: We searched PubMed, EMBASE,
and Cochrane databases through March 2013 for prospective cohort studies and
randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated the SSB-weight relation. Separate meta-
analyses were conducted in children and adults and for cohorts and RCTs by using random …
remains controversial. Objective: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to
summarize the evidence in children and adults. Design: We searched PubMed, EMBASE,
and Cochrane databases through March 2013 for prospective cohort studies and
randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated the SSB-weight relation. Separate meta-
analyses were conducted in children and adults and for cohorts and RCTs by using random …