Research paper
Hu FB. Resolved: there is sufficient scientific evidence that decreasing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption will reduce the prevalence of obesity and obesity-related diseases. Obes Rev. 2013 Aug;14(8):606-19. doi:10.1111/obr.12040
Why we cite it
Single-author evidence synthesis and causality assessment for the SSB-obesity relationship, published as the “pro” position in a formal debate format in Obesity Reviews. Synthesizes epidemiological, clinical trial, and mechanistic evidence, then systematically applies Bradford Hill causality criteria to argue the relationship meets the threshold for causal inference. Functions as a capstone review tying together the meta-analysis evidence (cross-ref csb02), the food-specific weight data (cross-ref csb03), and the beverage trend data (cross-ref csb04). Referenced in companion 278 for SSB evidence context.
About the author
Frank B. Hu (MD, Tongji Medical University, 1988; PhD Epidemiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1996) is Fredrick J. Stare Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Chair of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard Chan School since 2016. H-index approximately 320. Cross-ref csb02 (senior author on Malik et al. SSB meta-analysis), csb03 (co-author on Mozaffarian et al. NEJM diet/lifestyle study), cps02.