In this trial, overweight and obese adolescents were assigned to a 1-year intervention to decrease consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages or not; there was 1 year of additional follow-up without intervention. BMI increased less in the intervention group at 1 year but not at 2 years. The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among adolescents 1 has increased in tandem with the prevalence of pediatric obesity in the United States, 2 suggesting a causal relationship. At present, a substantial proportion of high-school students habitually consume sugar-sweetened beverages, including carbonated soda, sports drinks, energy drinks, and highly sweetened coffees and teas. 3 Sugar-sweetened beverages are the leading source of added sugar in the diet of a wide range of racial and ethnic groups. 4 According to nationally representative data, overweight and obese adolescents obtain more than 300 kcal per day from these products, amounting to an average of 15% of their total daily . . .