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Dr Hu said the study is important in pointing out that fruit juice is not an optimal substitute for soda or other sugar-sweetened drinks.

Of the seven types of beverages examined, sugar-sweetened beverages were the only type significantly associated with weight loss.

Sugar-sweetened beverages are a major contributor, and there may be negative health consequences down the line.

This is not the first study that associated drinking sugar sweetened beverages with increased blood pressure.

A 2006 study by Harvard nutritionists found sugar-sweetened beverage consumption is linked to higher body weight among adolescents.

Sugar-sweetened beverages were the leading source of liquid calories among study subjects.

Sugar-sweetened beverages and even one hundred percent fruit juices were also associated with weight gain.

Avoid fruit-added or sugar-sweetened yogurts that can double the calorie count without adding any nutrients.

According to the report, Americans consume about 175 calories daily from sugar-sweetened beverages on average.

Researchers found that 28 percent of children in the study sample consumed three or more sugar-sweetened beverages a day.

Sugar-sweetened beverages should be limited to 450 calories or less per week (36oz), based on a 2000 calorie per day diet.

For example, replacing soda and sugar sweetened drinks and juices with water can help one to lose weight.

Pepsi has come out with new sugar-sweetened Pepsi and Mountain Dew;

Sugar-sweetened drinks boost diabetes risk