Addressing Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in North Carolina

N C Med J. 2022 Jul-Aug;83(4):261-263. doi: 10.18043/ncm.83.4.261.

Abstract

Consuming sugar-sweetened beverages is one of the main concerns in addressing obesity in North Carolina. Many interventions have been developed to limit their consumptionwhile promoting drinking more water. Major sugarsweetened beverage producers take no accountability for the harm they cause to communities.

MeSH terms

  • Beverages / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • North Carolina
  • Obesity / etiology
  • Obesity / prevention & control
  • Sugar-Sweetened Beverages* / adverse effects