According to the analysis of thirty studies on the link between overweight and the consumption of sugary drinks with sweeteners, almost all of them show that their consumption can lead to overweight or obesity.
Sodas, sugary juices and other drinks containing sweeteners such as aspartame or sucralose, it is commonly accepted that these products are rather harmful to health. Researchers have gathered thirty studies on these sugary drinks with sweeteners. Their consumption would be associated with overweight and obesity.
The results of this study were published in Obesity facts, a journal of the European Association for the Study of Obesity. The results of 30 recent research have been compiled and compared. Bringing together nearly 250,000 participants, they prove the existence of a direct link between the consumption of this type of sweetener drinks and being overweight. 93% of them show a correlation between these drinks and weight gain.
A flaw in public policies
Other factors can of course influence weight gain, but the results of this compilation of studies support an independent effect of sugary drinks containing sweeteners.
In many countries, the actions of states and governments to alert populations to the dangers of this type of drink are limited. Researchers are calling for public health policies on this subject, to reduce the consumption of these drinks containing many added sugars. Instead, encourage water consumption. A report by Euromonitor International shows that 19 countries around the world have imposed taxes on drinks or food.
In France, the deputies adopted in the fall a new law on sodas. They will now be taxed according to the amount of added sugar they contain.
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