Patterns of beverage purchases amongst British households: A latent class analysis

ConclusionsAmongst households that regularly purchase beverages, those that mainly purchased high volumes of SSBs or diet beverages were at greater risk of obesity and tended to purchase less healthy foods, including a high proportion of energy from sweet snacks. These households might additionally benefit from policies targeting unhealthy foods, such as sweet snacks, as a way of reducing excess energy intake.

Source: PLoS Medicine - September 7, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Nicolas Berger Source Type: research