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Title: The association between sugar-sweetened beverages and child obesity: Implications for US policy

Author
item MOMIN, SHABNAM - Children'S Nutrition Research Center (CNRC)
item DUNA, MAYA - Children'S Nutrition Research Center (CNRC)
item WOOD, ALEXIS - Children'S Nutrition Research Center (CNRC)

Submitted to: Book Chapter
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/1/2018
Publication Date: 1/1/2020
Citation: Momin, S.R., Duna, M., Wood, A.C. 2020. The association between sugar-sweetened beverages and child obesity: Implications for US policy. In: Grumezescu, A.M., Holban, A.M., editors. Safety Issues in Beverage Production. Volume 18: The Science of Beverages. Duxford, UK: Woodhead Publishing. p.451-455.

Interpretive Summary: N/A

Technical Abstract: This chapter aims to discuss whether the potential effects of recent US policies designed to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in children on child obesity outweigh any ethical concerns with their implementation. In order to do this, authors will first describe and evaluate the evidence that a reduction in SSB intake will reduce obesity risk in children. Second, they describe, in turn, the rationale for each policy, including evidence that they will reduce either child SSB consumption or child obesity risk. In the concluding section, authors discuss the ethical and financial implications of government policies to reduce SSB consumption and use these in addition to the evidence already described to make recommendations regarding future policy.