“…Systematic reviews indicate that individuals who consume sugar-sweetened beverages are at higher risk of weight gain (Malik, Pan, Willett, & Hu, 2013;Malik, Schulze, & Hu, 2006). Sugar-sweetened beverages are a major source of added sugar (Ervin, Kit, Carroll, & Ogden, 2012;Guthrie & Morton, 2000;Langlois & Garriguet, 2011;Lee et al, 2014) and some research has demonstrated that energy in liquid form has a weaker satiety effect than the equivalent energy in solid form (Flood-Obbagy & Rolls, 2009;Mattes, 2005;Mourao, Bressan, Campbell, & Mattes, 2007). Energy in liquid form requires less mechanical processing, spends less time passing through the gastrointestinal tract (Andrade, Greene, & Melanson, 2008;Glasbrenner, Pieramico, Brecht-Krau, Baur, & Malfertheiner, 1993;Hogenkamp, Mars, Stafleu, & de Graaf, 2010;Lavin, French, Ruxton, & Read, 2002), and often lacks sensory characteristics that alert the body to prepare for the digestion and absorption of nutrients and energy (Chambers, Ells, & Yeomans, 2013;Mars, Hogenkamp, Gosses, Stafleu, & De Graaf, 2009;Yeomans & Chambers, 2011;Zijlstra, Mars, de Wijk, Westerterp-Plantenga, & de Graaf, 2008).…”