Reduction of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in Elementary School Students Using an Educational Curriculum of Beverage Sugar Content

• Autori principali: Jason Rauba MD (Autore), Ammar Tahir DO (Autore), Brett Milford DO (Autore), Ashley Toll (Autore), Valerie Benedict (Autore), Chi Wang PhD (Autore), Lynn Chehab MD, MPH (Autore), Timothy Sanborn MD, MS (Autore)
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• Pubblicazione: SAGE Publishing, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Given the known association between sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake and poorer health, we instituted an educational curriculum to reduce student consumption of SSBs. Methods: The program included third- to fifth-grade students. A simple demonstration using teaspoons of sugar or s...