Get Up And Do Something: Swapping sugary drinks out of teens' homes curbs weight gain, study finds

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Swapping sugary drinks out of teens' homes curbs weight gain, study finds Sep 25th 2012, 11:11 Doctors and health advocates have long warned of a link between sugar-sweetened beverages and obesity. But as critics inside and outside the medical community often point out, studies reporting links between the drinks and the obesity epidemic don't necessarily prove cause and effect, and many other factors such as genetics, socioeconomic status and overall diet, may have contributed. Now, a new randomized control trial - considered the research gold standard because it controls for factors that observational studies can't - has found that teens who drink lots of sugary drinks can lose weight if they swap the sodas for non-caloric beverages such as water or diet drinks.

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