Trial reportPublic health nutrition2013
Water and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and changes in BMI among Brazilian fourth graders after 1-year follow-up.
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- School-based health and nutrition interventions addressing double burden of malnutrition and educational outcomes of adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Pooled it
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- Environmental interventions to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and their effects on health.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Fruit Juice and Change in BMI: A Meta-analysis.Pediatrics · 2017Pooled it
- Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Weight Gain in Children and Adults: A Systematic Review from 2013 to 2015 and a Comparison with Previous Studies.Obesity facts · 2017Pooled it
- A Systematic Review to Assess Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Interventions for Children and Adolescents across the Socioecological Model.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2016Pooled it
- Sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gain in children and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2013Pooled it
- A Community-Based Behavioral Intervention and Body Mass Index in School-Aged Children: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2026Trial
- Does Subjective Dietary Knowledge Affect Sugar-Sweetened Carbonated Beverages Consumption and Child Obesity? Empirical Evidence from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Associations between Child and Parent Knowledge of Added Sugar Recommendations and Added Sugar Intake in Multiethnic Elementary-Aged Children.Current developments in nutrition · 2020Article
- 100% Juice, Fruit, and Vegetable Intake Among Children in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children and Nonparticipants.American journal of preventive medicine · 2018Article
- Association between Plain Water and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Total Energy Intake among Mexican School-Age Children.Nutrients · 2016Article
- Plain Water and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in Relation to Energy and Nutrient Intake at Full-Service Restaurants.Nutrients · 2016Article
- Ethnic differences in dietary intake at age 12 and 18 months: the Born in Bradford 1000 Study.Public health nutrition · 2016Article
- Beverage consumption in Brazil: results from the first National Dietary Survey.Public health nutrition · 2015Article
- An exploration and comparison of food and drink availability in homes in a sample of families of White and Pakistani origin within the UK.Public health nutrition · 2015Article
- Mother's body mass index and food intake in school-aged children: results of the GINIplus and the LISAplus studies.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe examined whether drinking water per se is associated with drinking less of other beverages and whether changes in BMI are associated with the intake of water and other beverages.
designSecondary analysis of a randomized trial of fourth graders followed over 1 year.
settingPublic schools in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. SUBJECTS: Participants were 1134 students aged 10-11 years.
resultsAt baseline, a higher frequency of water consumption was associated with a greater daily intake of fruit juice (P = 0.02) and a higher daily frequency of milk (P = 0.005). In the intervention group, the baseline frequency of water consumption was negatively associated with weight change over 1 year but without statistical significance (coefficient = -0.08 kg/m2; 95 % CI -0.37, 0.24 kg/m2), whereas fruit juice intake frequency was positively associated with weight change: each increase in fruit juice intake of 1 glass/d was associated with a BMI increase of 0.16 (95 % CI 0.02, 0.30) kg/m2.
conclusionsOur findings do not support a protective effect of water consumption on BMI, but confirm consumption of juice drinks as a risk factor for BMI gain. Students who reported high water consumption also reported high intake of other beverages; therefore, the promotion of water consumption per se would not prevent excessive weight gain.
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