Proven: sugary drinks cause obesity

European scientists have analysed several dozens of scientific works and have confirmed that the consumption of beverages with sugar is associated with overweight and obesity in children and adults.

Researchers believe that the health care systems of States should take measures that help to limit consumption of soda and other drinks with artificial sweeteners.

Authors of new work studied 30 studies published in the period from January 2013 to October 2015. Articles were searched in major databases of medical research: Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane library. Scientists have considered only those works that are not sponsored by drinks producers. The authors note that in recent time, more and more research in this area. Between 1990 and 2012, they managed to find just 32 work, satisfying the same conditions.

According to scientists, more than 90% of the examined studies 2013-2015 confirm the existence of a relationship between the consumption of sweetened beverages and overweight or obesity. 20 works considered the problem of children 10 — adults. The review includes prospective cohort studies — in these studies, scientists have combined participants in the group, and then watched their state for a certain period.

In randomized controlled studies groups of participants were tested using different approaches: for example, several groups received different advice about food. In total, the study involved 244 651 people. Most of the studies took into account other factors that could lead to excess body weight, including the total number of calories per day. Even with these factors, the authors of almost all of the work concluded that the link between the beverages and obesity exists.

Researchers have proposed several techniques, which will help to reduce the popularity of sweet water. One of them is the sharp increase in prices in Mexico thus managed to reduce the sale of sweetened beverages of 12%. The researchers also suggest to limit the availability of beverages for sale, to place warnings on labels and to talk about the dangers of sweetened beverages in the media and lessons at schools.
A study published in the journal Obesity Facts.

Earlier, the American doctors have linked the consumption of carbonated beverages with sleep disorders.

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