sugar-sweetened

Indeed, American consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages SSBs has more than doubled since the late 1970s, and they are now considered the primary source of added sugar in the U.S. diet.

Eric Ding, Ph.D.: Sugary Beverages and Their Bitter Effects Ph.D. Eric Ding 2011

All in all, such is why many nutrition scientists label liquid sugar as a "metabolic poison," and the reason many nutritionists highlight sugar-sweetened beverages as one of the most harmful foods in our diet.

Eric Ding, Ph.D.: Sugary Beverages and Their Bitter Effects Ph.D. Eric Ding 2011

The scientists found that even when they took into account other variables such as Body Mass Index or individual caloric intake, those who drank at least one 12-ounce serving of a sugar-sweetened beverage per day were 20 percent more likely to develop metabolic syndrome and 26 percent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who drank less than 1 serving per month.

Tim Harlan, M.D.: Diet And Nutrition Research: The Year In Review M.D. Tim Harlan 2011

The statistics are sobering -- Americans suck down about 30 percent more calories from sugar-sweetened drinks now than they did just 10 years ago.

Laurie David: Thanksgiving Conversation Starter: Is It Time to Ban Soda Ads on Prime Time Television? Laurie David 2011

All in all, such is why many nutrition scientists label liquid sugar as a "metabolic poison," and the reason many nutritionists highlight sugar-sweetened beverages as one of the most harmful foods in our diet.

Eric Ding, Ph.D.: Sugary Beverages and Their Bitter Effects Ph.D. Eric Ding 2011

The researchers standardized the serving size of the sugar-sweetened beverage consumption measured in each of the eleven studies.

Tim Harlan, M.D.: Diet And Nutrition Research: The Year In Review M.D. Tim Harlan 2011

Americans are eating and drinking an average of 22 teaspoons of added sugars, or about 350 calories, a day—most of which come from soft drinks and other sugar-sweetened beverages, candy, cakes, cookies and pies.

EatingWell: An Insider's Take On Walmart's Healthy Food Initiative EatingWell 2011

Students decided to work on making our immediate campus -- our school and community health center -- a junk food and sugar-sweetened beverage free zone.

Meg Campbell: Junk Food Free: Never Underestimate the Power of Young People to Make Change Meg Campbell 2011

Americans are eating and drinking an average of 22 teaspoons of added sugars, or about 350 calories, a day—most of which come from soft drinks and other sugar-sweetened beverages, candy, cakes, cookies and pies.

EatingWell: An Insider's Take On Walmart's Healthy Food Initiative EatingWell 2011

The statistics are sobering -- Americans suck down about 30 percent more calories from sugar-sweetened drinks now than they did just 10 years ago.

Laurie David: Thanksgiving Conversation Starter: Is It Time to Ban Soda Ads on Prime Time Television? Laurie David 2011