Artificial Sweetened Beverages and Pediatric Obesity: The Controversy Continues
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Artificial Sweetened Beverages and Subsequent Food Intake
Summary
3. Observational Studies of Artificial Sweetened Beverages
3.1. Prospective Cohort Studies
3.2. Cross-Sectional Studies
3.3. Summary
4. Interventional Studies of Artificial Sweetened Beverages
Summary
5. Mechanism of Artificial Sweeteners
6. Conclusion
Conflicts of Interest
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Freswick PN. Artificial Sweetened Beverages and Pediatric Obesity: The Controversy Continues. Children. 2014; 1(1):31-39. https://doi.org/10.3390/children1010031
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