Figure 3

(Step 2). Sweetened beverage definitions by cohort description and methods: studies of incident type 2 diabetes (T2S). T2D diagnosed by self-report of symptoms/medication or physician diagnosis (SR); linkage to a registry (Reg); or upon exam (Ex). NR, not reported; BL, baseline; M, men; W, women; ARIC, Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study; BWHS, Black Women's Health Study; EPIC, European Prospective Investigation of Cancer (InterAct Study); FMC, Finnish Mobile Clinic Heath Examination Survey; HPFS, Health Professional's Follow up Study; Jfact, study of Japanese factory workers; JPHC, Japan Public Health Centre-based Prospective Study; MESA, Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis; NHS, Nurse's Health Study; SCHS, Singapore Chinese Health Study; SD, soft drink; SSB, sugar-sweetened beverage.