Soft drink consumption and body mass index in Brazilian adolescents: National Adolescent Student Health Survey

Conclusion: The results show the possibility of reverse causality between consumption of sweetened soft drinks and zBMI in the overweight adolescents group. For eutrophic male adolescents, soft drink consumption can potentially increase the chances of having higher zBMI, which reinforces the need for measures to significantly r educe the consumption of this beverage.
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research