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AAP Grand Rounds 12:25-26 (2004)
© 2004 American Academy of Pediatrics

EPIDEMOLOGY

School Program Targeting Carbonated Drinks Helps Curb Obesity

Source: James J, Thomas P, Cavan D, et al. Preventing childhood obesity by reducing consumption of carbonated drinks: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2004;328:1237–1239.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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The issue of overweight children has been associated with the consumption of sugarsweetened drinks. To determine if a school-based educational intervention aimed at reducing intake of carbonated drinks can prevent excessive weight gain in children, researchers from Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Bournemouth University, United Kingdom, enrolled 644 children from 7–11 years of age in a cluster randomized controlled trial in 6 primary schools in southwest England. Children were grouped into 31 clusters of 12 each. Two clusters were excluded due to mixed age classes; 15 were randomized to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Daniel R. Neuspiel, MD, MPH, FAAP
Pediatrics, Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY

 



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