Review of health hazards and control strategies of sugar-sweetened beverages

Liping Shen; Zhengyuan Wang; Jing Fan; Caicui Ding; Jiajie Zang

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Review of health hazards and control strategies of sugar-sweetened beverages

VernacularTitle:含糖饮料的健康危害及控制策略研究进展
Author: Liping SHEN ¹ ; Zhengyuan WANG ¹ ; Jing FAN ² ; Caicui DING ³ ; Jiajie ZANG ¹
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1. Division of Health Risk Factors Monitoring and Control, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China.
2. School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
3. National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
Publication Type:Specialcolumn:Sugar-sweetenedbeveragesandhealth
Keywords: sugar-sweetened beverage; health hazard; intervention
From: Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2023;40(7):769-774
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: The global production and consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been on the rise in recent decades. The intake of SSBs has been increasing in China, and it is more prevalent among children and adolescents. As research continues to intensify, more and more studies have shown that, in addition to the increased risks of dental caries and obesity reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), SSBs intake can also increase risks of chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, gout, and cancer, and early death, adding to the burden of disease. Due to the health risks associated with the overconsumption of SSBs, many countries around the world have taken measures to control the intake. The main measures currently in place are taxation of SSBs, restrictions on marketing and sales of SSBs, front-of-package labeling and reducing availability of SSBs in schools. In China, the main measures currently in place are to control the sales of beverages in schools, with Shenzhen taking the lead in implementing health warning labeling to alcoholic beverages and carbonated beverages, extending the measures to reduce SSBs intake beyond school grounds.