Important Food Sources of Fructose-Containing Sugars and Adiposity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Feeding Trials
Laura Chiavaroli, Annette Cheung, Sabrina Ayoub-Charette, Amna Ahmed, Danielle Lee, Fei Au-Yeung, Néma McGlynn, Vanessa Ha, Tauseef Khan, Sonia Blanco Mejia, Vivian L Choo, Russell de Souza
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2021
Current Developments in Nutrition
Objectives Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) have been linked to weight gain. It is unclear if other food sources of fructose-containing sugars behave similarly. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled feeding trials to assess the effect of different food sources of fructose-containing sugars on body weight and markers of adiposity. Methods MEDLINE, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were searched through January 2020 for controlled feeding trials ≥2 weeks on the effect of
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... fructose-containing sugars. Trial designs were prespecified by energy control: substitution (energy matched replacement of sugars in diets); addition (excess energy from sugars added to diets); subtraction (energy from sugars subtracted from diets); and ad libitum (energy from sugars freely replaced in diets). The primary outcome was body weight. Secondary outcomes were body mass index, body fat and waist circumference. Independent reviewers extracted data and assessed risk of bias. Certainty of evidence was assessed using GRADE. (NCT02558920) Results We identified 119 controlled trials (368 trial comparisons, N = 5263) assessing the effect of 10 food sources (SSBs, sweetened dairy alternative (soy), fruit juice, fruit drink, fruit, dried fruit, sweetened cereal grains/bars, sweets, added sweeteners and mixed sources). Total fructose-containing sugars increased body weight (mean difference, 0.29 kg [95% confidence interval, 0.05 to 0.53 kg], P = 0.017) and body fat in addition trials with no effect in other analyses or outcomes. There was evidence of interaction by food source in substitution trials with fruit reducing and mixed sources increasing some outcomes and in addition trials with 100% fruit juice reducing and SSBs and mixed sources increasing some outcomes. The overall certainty of evidence was moderate for the decreasing effect of fruit and fruit juice and the increasing effect of SSBs and mixed sources and high-to-very low for other comparisons. Conclusions Energy control and food source may mediate the effect of fructose-containing sugars on adiposity. The evidence provides good indication that fruit and 100% fruit juice decrease and SSBs and mixed sources increase markers of adiposity. More high-quality randomized trials of different foods are needed to improve our estimates. Funding Sources American Society for Nutrition, Diabetes Canada, CIHR, Mitacs.
doi:10.1093/cdn/nzab053_010
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