title: Sugary beverages represent a threat to global health.
abstract: Sugary beverages represent a major global threat to the health of all populations. The shifts in distribution, marketing, and sales have made them the plague of the globe in terms of obesity, diabetes, and a host of other chronic health problems. The fructose-laden beverages have unique properties that lead to lack of dietary compensation and direct adverse effects on our health. Global efforts to limit marketing and sales are necessary to protect the health of the planet.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA. popkin@unc.edu
authors.forename: Barry M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Popkin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001628:Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects; D002253:Carbonated Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D019422:Dietary Sucrose / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005632:Fructose / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D040541:Marketing; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology; D013549:Sweetening Agents / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D019422:Dietary Sucrose; D013549:Sweetening Agents; D005632:Fructose