SWEETENED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sweetened mean? 

• SWEETENED (adjective)
  The adjective SWEETENED has 1 sense:

1. with sweetening added

  Familiarity information: SWEETENED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SWEETENED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

With sweetening added

Synonyms:

sugared; sweet; sweet-flavored; sweetened

Similar:

sugary (containing sugar)

 Context examples 

Evidence has shown that sugar-sweetened drinks are tied to an increased risk for diabetes, heart disease and obesity, she added.

(Sugary Fruit Juices May Increase Risk of Early Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A clear, pleasantly flavored, sweetened hydroalcoholic liquid containing dissolved medicinal agents; it is intended for oral use.

(Elixir Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A sweetened and flavored insoluble plastic material of various shapes which when chewed, releases a drug substance into the oral cavity.

(Chewing Gum Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Their children were 60 percent more likely to have a high birth weight, compared to children born to women who never drank sweetened beverages.

(Drinking diet beverages during pregnancy linked to child obesity, NIH)

A solution composed of a clear, sweetened hydroalcoholic liquid in which active and/or inert ingredient(s) are dissolved.

(Elixir Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

A solid preparation containing one or more medicaments, usually in a flavored, sweetened base which is intended to dissolve or disintegrate slowly in the mouth.

(Lozenge Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

It may be sweetened and flavored with licorice and other substances.

(Chewing tobacco, NCI Dictionary)

Eating too much processed meat (8.2%), sugar-sweetened beverages (7.4%), and unprocessed red meat (0.4%) also raised the risk of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes-related deaths.

(How dietary factors influence disease risk, NIH)

A high-carbohydrate diet includes such foods as pasta, breads, cookies, and sugar-sweetened beverages.

(Gene mutation points to new way to fight diabetes, obesity, heart disease, National Institutes of Health)

Daily consumption of sugary drinks (sugar sweetened beverages and 100% fruit juices) and artificially sweetened (diet) beverages were calculated and first cases of cancer reported by participants were validated by medical records and linked with health insurance national databases.

(Possible link found between sugary drinks, cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)