TY  - JOUR
T1  - NUtritively sweetened beverages and obesity
AU  - Ebbeling CB, Ludwig DS
Y1  - 2009/06/03
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2009.742
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 2209
EP  - 2211
VL  - 301
IS  - 21
N2  - 
First, the intervention involved delivery of noncaloric beverages to the homes of adolescents who reported consuming at least 1 serving per day of sugar-sweetened beverage as a strategy to decrease consumption. In addition, we contacted adolescents in the treatment group by telephone on a monthly basis throughout the 25-week intervention period to encourage adherence. We disagree with Allison and Mattes that this “extra counseling . . . most likely confounded the study” because the telephone calls focused strictly on beverage consumption, without conveying other dietary or lifestyle messages, thereby serving to enhance rather than compromise treatment fidelity. Indeed, process data indicated a significant decrease in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adolescents in the treatment group and no change in the control group. By way of comparison, there were no differences between groups in physical activity level, television viewing, or media time.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.742
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.742
ER  -