ArticleThe American journal of clinical nutrition2012
Association between intake of artificially sweetened and sugar-sweetened beverages and preterm delivery: a large prospective cohort study.
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- Socioeconomic determinants of low birth weight and its association with peripubertal obesity in Brazil.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Fructose Consumption in Pregnancy and Associations with Maternal and Offspring Hepatic and Whole-Body Adiposity in Rodents: A Scoping Review.Current developments in nutrition · 2025Article
- Artificial Sweetener and the Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: A Mendelian Randomization Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Liver ChREBP deficiency inhibits fructose-induced insulin resistance in pregnant mice and female offspring.EMBO reports · 2024Article
- The Impact of Excessive Fructose Intake on Adipose Tissue and the Development of Childhood Obesity.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Mode of Delivery and Neonatal Outcomes of Preterm Deliveries: A Retrospective Study in Greece.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Maternal Consumption of Non-Nutritive Sweeteners during Pregnancy Is Associated with Alterations in the Colostrum Microbiota.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Assessing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in early pregnancy using a substance abuse framework.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes and Perinatal Health: A Quasi-Experimental Study.American journal of preventive medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundArtificially sweetened (AS) and sugar-sweetened (SS) beverages are commonly consumed during pregnancy. A recent Danish study reported that the daily intake of an AS beverage was associated with an increased risk of preterm delivery.
objectiveWe examined the intake of AS and SS beverages in pregnant women to replicate the Danish study and observe whether AS intake is indeed associated with preterm delivery.
designThis was a prospective study of 60,761 pregnant women in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study. Intakes of carbonated and noncarbonated AS and SS beverages and use of artificial sweeteners in hot drinks were assessed by a self-reported food-frequency questionnaire in midpregnancy. Preterm delivery was the primary outcome, and data were obtained from the Norwegian Medical Birth Registry.
resultsIntakes of both AS and SS beverages increased with increasing BMI and energy intake and were higher in women with less education, in daily smokers, and in single women. A high intake of AS beverages was associated with preterm delivery; the adjusted OR for those drinking >1 serving/d was 1.11 (95% CI: 1.00, 1.24). Drinking >1 serving of SS beverages per day was also associated with an increased risk of preterm delivery (adjusted OR: 1.25; 95% CI: 1.08, 1.45). The trend tests were positive for both beverage types.
conclusionThis study suggests that a high intake of both AS and SS beverages is associated with an increased risk of preterm delivery.
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