… Added sweeteners pose dangers to health that justify controlling them like alcohol, argue
Robert H. Lustig, Laura A. Schmidt and Claire D. Brindis. … Robert H. …

The present document is an update of the 2003 American Heart Association Scientific Statement
on Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Risk in Children from the …

High intakes of dietary sugars in the setting of a worldwide pandemic of obesity and
cardiovascular disease have heightened concerns about the adverse effects of excessive …

Obesity is a chronic, relapsing condition characterized by excess body fat. Its prevalence
has increased globally since the 1970s, and the number of obese and overweight people is …

In March 2004 a group of 65 physicians and other health professionals representing nine
countries on four continents convened in Israel to discuss the widespread public health crisis …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most frequent liver disease worldwide, and
is commonly associated with the metabolic syndrome. Secular trends in the prevalence of …

… *Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Robert H. Lustig, MD, Division
of Pediatric Endocrinology, Box 0136, University of California San Francisco, 500 Parnassus …

Objective: Our objective was to formulate practice guidelines for the treatment and prevention
of pediatric obesity. Conclusions: We recommend defining overweight as body mass index …

While experimental and observational studies suggest that sugar intake is associated with
the development of type 2 diabetes, independent of its role in obesity, it is unclear whether …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, a significant
source of dietary fructose, is associated with higher serum uric acid levels and blood pressure …