APRIL 18, 2017
QJM: An International Journal of Medicine
Ruanpeng D, et al.
Researchers evaluate the relationship between intake of sugar and artificially sweetened soda and obesity. This study exhibited an important relationship amongst sugar and artificially sweetened soda intake and obesity. This finding brings issues to light and question of the negative clinical effect on both sugar and artificially sweetened soda and the risk of obesity.
Methods
- For this study, they designed a systematic review and meta–analysis.
- By utilizing the MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from inception through May 2015, a literature search was performed for this study.
- In this research, they included studies that reported relative risks, odd ratios, or hazard ratios comparing the risk of obesity in patients consuming either sugar or artificially sweetened soda vs. those who did not consume soda.
- Pooled risk ratios (RRs) and 95% CI were figured utilizing a random–effect, generic inverse variance method.
Results
- Total 11 studies were incorporated into this examination to evaluate the relationship between intake of sugar–sweetened soda and obesity.
- They observed that pooled RR of obesity in patients consuming sugar–sweetened soda was 1.18 (95% CI, 1.10–1.27).
- Three studies were included to evaluate the relationship between intake of artificially sweetened soda and obesity.
- The pooled RR of obesity in patients consuming artificially sweetened soda was 1.59 (95% CI, 1.22–2.08).