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Lowering sugar-sweetened beverage intake by children linked to more favorable HDL-C changes

Lowering sugar-sweetened beverage intake by children linked to more favorable HDL-C changes

In the first study to investigate blood lipid levels in association with consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in a racially and ethnically diverse sample of Boston area schoolchildren, researchers found there was an inverse association between SSB intake changes and HDL-cholesterol increases (HDL-C is the "good cholesterol").  
Featured Course: Health Claims and the Food Industry

Featured Course: Health Claims and the Food Industry

“We were helping a real company with a real task,” says Marissa Donovan, RD, N16, a student in James Tillotson’s popular Health Claims & the Food Industry course this past spring.
Community Collaboration with Carney Hospital

Community Collaboration with Carney Hospital

Concern about the health effects of sugar-sweetened beverages is mounting.