Impact of Masked Replacement of Sugar-Sweetened with Sugar-Free Beverages on Body Weight Increases with Initial BMI: Secondary Analysis of Data from an 18 Month Double–Blind Trial in Children

• Martijn B. Katan,

  Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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• Janne C. de Ruyter,

  Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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• Lothar D. J. Kuijper,

  Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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• Carson C. Chow,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Biological Modeling, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, United States of America

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• Kevin D. Hall,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Biological Modeling, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, United States of America

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• Margreet R. Olthof

  * E-mail: Margreet.Olthof@vu.nl

  Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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