ArticleJournal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics2013
The relationships between sugar-sweetened beverage intake and cardiometabolic markers in young children.
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- Associations between dietary factors and obesity-related biomarkers in healthy children and adolescents - a systematic review.Nutrition journal · 2017Pooled it
- Pediatric Obesity-Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2017 · on this mapGuideline
- Determinants of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in young children: a systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2015Pooled it
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- Ethnicity modifies the relationship between added sugars and fructose exposure in the first 1000 days and offspring body composition at 24 months.Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Identifying sources of variation in added sugar intake for Alaska Native children using a hair biomarker.International journal of circumpolar health · 2024Article
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- Association of Beverage Consumption with Cardio-metabolic Risk Factors and Alanine Transaminase Levels in Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN-V Study.Advanced biomedical research · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages has been implicated as a major contributor to the development of obesity and cardiometabolic disease.
objectiveTo evaluate the relationships between sugar-sweetened beverage intake and cardiometabolic markers in young children.
designA cross-sectional analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data collected by the National Center for Health Statistics.
participantsA total of 4,880 individuals aged 3 to 11 years from nationally representative samples of US children participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey during 1999-2004 were studied.
main outcome measuresConcentrations of total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglyceride, and C-reactive protein as well as waist circumference and body mass index percentile for age-sex. STATISTICAL ANALYSES PERFORMED: Multivariate linear regression analyses were performed to determine independent associations between each outcome variable and the number of serving equivalents of sugar-sweetened beverages consumed after adjusting for age, sex, race, poverty status, physical activity, and energy intake.
resultsIncreased sugar-sweetened beverage intake was independently associated with increased C-reactive protein concentrations (P=0.003), increased waist circumference (P=0.04), and decreased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations (P<0.001). Subgroup analyses demonstrated differences in the association of sugar-sweetened beverage intake with metabolic markers and anthropometric measurements among age ranges, sex, and racial/ethnic groups.
conclusionsIn this cross-sectional analysis of children's dietary data, sugar-sweetened beverage intake was independently associated with alterations in lipid profiles, increased markers of inflammation, and increased waist circumference in children. Prospective studies are needed, but awareness of these trends is essential in combating the growing metabolic and cardiovascular disease burden in the pediatric population.
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