Correlation between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and obesity among adults in Saudi Arabia (opens in new tab)

BackgroundIn Saudi Arabia, obesity represents a major population health challenge, driven largely by unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, including excessive intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). Nevertheless, there is a lack of evidence on the interactions between different categories of beverages and lifestyle and behavior factors that will determine the risk of obesity.MethodsThis study used secondary data from the 2021 Sharik Diet and Health National Survey, a nationally representative cr...