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Obesity and Diabetes
Research reports on obesity and diabetes from University of Texas provide new insights
October 28th, 2008
"We have examined the relationship between artificially sweetened beverage (ASB) consumption and long-term weight gain in the San Antonio Heart Study. From 1979 to 1988, height, weight, and ASB consumption were measured among 5,158 adult residents of San Antonio, Texas," investigators in the United States report. "Seven to eight years later, 3,682 participants (74% of survivors) were re-examined. Outcome measures were incidence of overweight/obesity (OW/OBinc) and obesity (OBinc) (BMI >= 25 and >= 30 kg/m(2), respectively), and BMI change by follow-up (Delta BMI, kg/m2). A significant positive dose-response relationship emerged between baseline ASB consumption and...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-10-28)
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