MINNEAPOLIS—Beverage habits among adolescents include increased consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and decreased consumption of milk; therefore, researchers from the University of Minnesota examined the association between beverage consumption and weight gain.
Researchers tracked increases in body mass index (BMI) among 2,294 teens and found drinking low-calorie soda, drinking little milk or no white milk, and poor eating habits led to increases in body size and weight. The researchers said there was no association between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, juice consumption and adolescent weight gain over a five-year period.