Sugar and low/no-calorie-sweetened beverage consumption and associations with body weight and waist circumference changes in five European cohort studies: the SWEET project.
Marion E C BusoElske M Brouwer-BrolsmaNovita D NaomiJoy NgoSabita S Soedamah-MuthuChristina MavrogianniJoanne A HarroldJason C G HalfordAnne RabenJohanna M GeleijnseYannis ManiosLuis Serra-MajemEdith Johanna Maria FeskensPublished in: European journal of nutrition (2023)
In conclusion, this analysis of five European studies found a weak positive association between SSB consumption and weight and waist change, whilst LNCB consumption was associated with weight change only. Theoretical substitutions did not show any clear association. Thus, the benefit of LNCBs as an alternative to SSBs remains unclear.