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. 2017 Jan 3;14(1):e1002195.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002195. eCollection 2017 Jan.

Artificially Sweetened Beverages and the Response to the Global Obesity Crisis

Maria Carolina Borges  1   2 , Maria Laura Louzada  3   4 , Thiago Hérick de Sá  3   4 , Anthony A Laverty  5 , Diana C Parra  6 , Josefa Maria Fellegger Garzillo  3   4   7 , Carlos Augusto Monteiro  3   4 , Christopher Millett  4   5   8
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Artificially Sweetened Beverages and the Response to the Global Obesity Crisis

Maria Carolina Borges et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Christopher Millett and colleagues argue that artificially sweetened beverages should not be promoted as part of a healthy diet.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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