PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jacobson, Anne
ED  - Hu, Frank B.
TI  - Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: An Emerging Target for Cardiometabolic Risk Modification
DP  - 2011 Jun 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 13--14
VI  - 11
IP  - 2
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/2/13.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/2/13.full
AB  - The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), such as sodas, fruit drinks, sports drinks, and energy drinks, has increased considerably over the past decade, in parallel with the rising prevalence of obesity. In this session, presenters discussed the adverse cardiometabolic effects of SSB consumption and the role of healthy drinking in cardiovascular risk reduction.