Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Sugar Sweetened Beverages And Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Brief Summary: The overall aim of the study is to compare the effects of three types of beverages - sugar-sweetened (SSB), artificially sweetened (ASB), and unsweetened (USB) - on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and body weight among young adults.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* healthy men and women aged 30 to 65 years who has one or more self-assessed ischemic heart disease risk factors at screening: physical inactivity, overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25/m2 ), waist circumference (≥ 80 cm for women, ≥ 94 cm for men). In addition, the participants should have the motivation and willingness to be randomized to any of the three groups, and to do their best to follow the given protocol .

Exclusion Criteria:

* no internet access or no access to a computer, smoking, pregnancy, or breast-feeding or planning to become pregnant within the next 12 months, a history of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, chronic disease / disorders that may affect the results of the study, substance abuse within the past 12 months, regular alcohol consumption \> 21 units / week for men or \> 14 units/ week for women, allergy or intolerance to food groups in the dietary guidelines, supplements with mega doses of nutrients that can have potential impact on ischemic heart disease risk markers (eg . fish oils).
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Female
* BMI 30-35 kg/m²
* at least one period of dietary restriction of 4 weeks or more in the last 24 months

Exclusion Criteria:

* dislike of popular sweet carbonated drinks
* dieting during the last month
* history of diabetes
* having an eating disorder
* depression,
* being a smoker
* pregnant
* lactating,
* wearing a pacemaker
* currently taking medication for mood or thyroid disorders
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Self-identify as African American
* Be between the ages of 18-65 years
* Body Mass Index between 25- 49.9 kg/m2
* Live in the Columbia, SC/Midlands area
* Be able to attend all monitoring and weekly class visits
* Be willing to be randomized to either diet

Exclusion Criteria:

* Currently following a vegan diet
* Diagnosed with diabetes that is controlled by medication
* Currently pregnant or breastfeeding (or plan to become pregnant in the next 24 months)
* Under the age of 18 years old
* Over the age of 65 years old
* Currently participating in a weight loss program
* Has lost more than 10 pounds in the past 6 months
* Diagnosed with stroke or heart attack
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Aged 18 to 40 years
* Consumption of at least 12 fluid ounces of sugar-sweetened beverage per day
* Willingness to consume types of beverages consistent with group assignment
* Body mass index (BMI) ranging from 18.5 - 40 kg/m2, and body weight ≤275 pounds
* Access to a working telephone or cell phone

Exclusion Criteria:

* Intention to move away from the greater Boston area during the projected period of study enrollment (i.e., 1 year post-randomization)
* Plans to be away from home for 5 weeks or longer during the study period (e.g., moving away from the greater Boston area during the summer)
* Physician diagnosis of a major medical illness, eating disorder, or phenylketonuria (PKU)
* Chronic use of any medication that may affect one or more study endpoints
* Impaired fasting glucose (IFG, fasting blood glucose ≥110 mg/dL)
* Current moderate or heavy smoker (\>10 cigarettes per day)
* Another member of the family (i.e., first degree relative) or household participating in the study If female,
* Pregnant in the past 12 months or planning to become pregnant during the study period
* Lactating in the preceding 3 months
* Change in birth control medication in previous 3 months or plans to change during the study period

Answer: D