title: Sweetened beverages and health: current state of scientific understandings.
abstract: This article summarizes the presentations from the "Sweetened Beverages and Health: Current State of Scientific Understandings" symposium held at the ASN Annual Meeting in Boston, MA on April 23, 2013. The metabolic and health effects of sugar-sweetened beverages were discussed from a variety of points of view by 5 different presenters. Dr. David Allison drew a distinction between conjecture and proof related to sweetened beverages and obesity. Dr. Richard Mattes discussed differences between solid and liquid calories. Dr. Miguel Alonso-Alonso reviewed potential contributions of functional neuroimaging, particularly as they relate to whether sugar is potentially "addictive." Dr. Kimber Stanhope discussed work related to experiments comparing fructose to glucose. Dr. James Rippe presented evidence from randomized controlled trials from his research organization showing no differences among high-fructose corn syrup, sucrose, glucose, or fructose at normal human consumption amounts.
authors.affiliation: University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rippe
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saltzman
mesh_terms: D001628:Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D019422:Dietary Sucrose / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D013549:Sweetening Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D019422:Dietary Sucrose; D013549:Sweetening Agents