Feasibility and acceptability of a randomized controlled trial to investigate withdrawal symptoms in response to caffeinated sugary drink cessation among children

Background: Sugary drinks (SDs) are key contributors to excess added sugar intake and the predominant source of caffeine among children. Chronic caffeine intake causes dependence, and evidence for sugar dependence is emerging. Development of withdrawal symptoms may pose an obstacle to SD cessation a...

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Main Authors: Allison C. Sylvetsky, Emily F. Blake, Amanda J. Visek, Sabrina Halberg, Kathryn Comstock, Kofi D. Essel, William H. Dietz, Jennifer Sacheck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865421000922