date:Sep 24, 2012
e sugary-drink group weighed 2 pounds more on average than the other group.
The studies provide strong impetus for policies urged by the Institute of Medicine, the American Heart Association and others to limit sugary drink consumption, Dr. Sonia Caprino of the Yale School of Medicine wrote in an editorial in the journal.
The American Beverage Association disagreed.
Obesity is not uniquely caused by any single food or beverage, it said in a statement. Studies and opinion pieces that focus sol