Katherine Harris, Dylan Kneale, Toby J Lasserson, Vanessa M McDonald, Jonathan Grigg, James Thomas
School-based self-management interventions for asthma in children and adolescents: a mixed methods systematic review
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews
consumption beverages contain sugar associated overweight possibly liquid sugars lead sense satiety consumption foods reduced however data lacking show replacement sugarcontaining beverages noncaloric beverages diminishes weight gainwe conducted 18month trial involving 641 primarily normalweight children 4 years 10 months 11 years 11 months age participants randomly assigned receive 250 ml 8 oz per day sugarfree artificially sweetened beverage sugarfree group similar sugarcontaining beverage provided 104 kcal sugar group beverages distributed schools 18 months 26 children stopped consuming beverages data children complete study imputedthe z score bodymass index bmi weight kilograms divided square height meters increased average 002 sd units sugarfree group 015 sd units sugar group 95 confidence interval ci difference 021 005 weight increased 635 kg sugarfree group compared 737 kg sugar group 95 ci difference 154 048 skinfoldthickness measurements waisttoheight ratio fat mass also increased significantly less sugarfree group adverse events minor combined measurements 18 months 136 children discontinued study 477 children completed study bmi z score increased 006 sd units sugarfree group 012 sd units sugar group p006masked replacement sugarcontaining beverages noncaloric beverages reduced weight gain fat accumulation normalweight children funded netherlands organization health research development others drink clinicaltrialsgov number nct00893529