The effect of sugar-free versus sugar-sweetened beverages on satiety, liking and wanting: an 18 month randomized double-blind trial in children.

BACKGROUND:Substituting sugar-free for sugar-sweetened beverages reduces weight gain. A possible explanation is that sugar-containing and sugar-free beverages cause the same degree of satiety. However, this has not been tested in long-term trials. METHODS:We randomized 203 children aged 7-11 years t...

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Main Authors: Janne C de Ruyter, Martijn B Katan, Lothar D J Kuijper, Djin G Liem, Margreet R Olthof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3805601?pdf=render