Switching from Sugar- to Artificially-Sweetened Beverages: A 12-Week Trial

Kendig, MD; Chow, JYL; Martire, SI; Rooney, KB; Boakes, RA

Switching from Sugar- to Artificially-Sweetened Beverages: A 12-Week Trial

Kendig, MD Chow, JYL Martire, SI Rooney, KB Boakes, RA

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Citation:: Nutrients, 15, (9), pp. 2191

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dc.contributor.author	Kendig, MD
dc.contributor.author	Chow, JYL
dc.contributor.author	Martire, SI
dc.contributor.author	Rooney, KB
dc.contributor.author	Boakes, RA
dc.date.accessioned	2023-05-29T03:59:07Z
dc.date.available	2023-05-29T03:59:07Z
dc.identifier.citation	Nutrients, 15, (9), pp. 2191
dc.identifier.issn	2072-6643
dc.identifier.issn	2072-6643
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/170517
dc.description.abstract	<jats:p>Background: Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) forms the primary source of added sugar intake and can increase the risk of metabolic disease. Evidence from studies in humans and rodents also indicates that consumption of SSBs can impair performance on cognitive tests, but that removing SSB access can ameliorate these effects. Methods: The present study used an unblinded 3-group parallel design to assess the effects of a 12-week intervention in which young healthy adults (mean age = 22.85, SD = 3.89; mean BMI: 23.2, SD = 3.6) who regularly consumed SSBs were instructed to replace SSB intake with artificially-sweetened beverages (n = 28) or water (n = 25), or (c) to continue SSB intake (n = 27). Results: No significant group differences were observed in short-term verbal memory on the Logical Memory test or the ratio of waist circumference to height (primary outcomes), nor in secondary measures of effect, impulsivity, adiposity, or glucose tolerance. One notable change was a significant reduction in liking for strong sucrose solutions in participants who switched to water. Switching from SSBs to ‘diet’ drinks or water had no detectable impact on cognitive or metabolic health over the relatively short time frame studied here. This study was prospectively registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12615001004550; Universal Trial Number: U1111-1170-4543).</jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	MDPI
dc.relation.ispartof	Nutrients
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/nu15092191
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	0908 Food Sciences, 1111 Nutrition and Dietetics
dc.title	Switching from Sugar- to Artificially-Sweetened Beverages: A 12-Week Trial
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	15
utslib.for	0908 Food Sciences
utslib.for	1111 Nutrition and Dietetics
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Life Sciences
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2023-05-29T03:59:06Z
pubs.issue	9
pubs.publication-status	Published online
pubs.volume	15
utslib.citation.issue	9

Abstract:

Background: Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) forms the primary source of added sugar intake and can increase the risk of metabolic disease. Evidence from studies in humans and rodents also indicates that consumption of SSBs can impair performance on cognitive tests, but that removing SSB access can ameliorate these effects. Methods: The present study used an unblinded 3-group parallel design to assess the effects of a 12-week intervention in which young healthy adults (mean age = 22.85, SD = 3.89; mean BMI: 23.2, SD = 3.6) who regularly consumed SSBs were instructed to replace SSB intake with artificially-sweetened beverages (n = 28) or water (n = 25), or (c) to continue SSB intake (n = 27). Results: No significant group differences were observed in short-term verbal memory on the Logical Memory test or the ratio of waist circumference to height (primary outcomes), nor in secondary measures of effect, impulsivity, adiposity, or glucose tolerance. One notable change was a significant reduction in liking for strong sucrose solutions in participants who switched to water. Switching from SSBs to ‘diet’ drinks or water had no detectable impact on cognitive or metabolic health over the relatively short time frame studied here. This study was prospectively registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12615001004550; Universal Trial Number: U1111-1170-4543).

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