Sweetened Beverages 1 article

Sweetened Beverages examines the practical questions behind sugar-sweetened and lower-sugar drinks compared through sugar, sweeteners, serving size and realistic beverage alternatives. Evaluation should make serving size, added sugar, total sugar, calories, sweetener type, caffeine when present, package size, consumption occasion, and lower-sugar or unsweetened alternatives visible so readers can compare drinks on the same basis. The defining issue is beverages with meaningful caloric or added-sugar content, while unsweetened sparkling and flavored waters have their own product category.