The authors conducted an 18-month trial involving 641 primarily normal-weight children from 4 years 10 months to 11 years 11 months of age. Participants were randomly assigned to receive 250 ml (8 oz) per day of a sugar-free, artificially sweetened beverage (sugar-free group) or a similar sugar-containing beverage that provided 104 kcal (sugar group). Beverages were distributed through schools. At 18 months, 26% of the children had stopped consuming the beverages; the data from children who did not complete the study were imputed.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/trial-sugar-free-or-sugar-sweetened-beverages-and-body-weight-children
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/janne-c-de-ruyter
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/margreet-r-olthof
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jacob-c-seidell-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/new-england-journal-medicine
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soft-drinks
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/obesity
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/netherlands
