Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

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•Last Updated: August 28, 2025

Sugar-Sweetened beverages refer to any drinks with added sugars. Examples include soda, juice, and sports drinks.

Last Updated:August 28, 2025

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Mind over sweetener: Testing cognitive effects of sugar and aspartame

In this randomized crossover study involving 130 young adults, consuming beverages with aspartame, sucrose, or water had no effect on cognitive performance over 60 minutes, despite sucrose causing an expected blood glucose spike.

The association between sugar-containing beverages and gout

Are sugar-sweetened drinks associated with glycemic control in children and adolescents?

Is sugar associated with inflammatory bowel disease?

Do sweet beverages increase the risk of irritable bowel syndrome?

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: Up-to-date scientific evidence.