Trial reportNutrients2021
Association between Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Executive Function in Children.
Trial report in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- The Impact of Free and Added Sugars on Cognitive Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- The association of maternal sugary beverage consumption during pregnancy and the early years with childhood sugary beverage consumption.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2023Pooled it
- Associations of Ultra-Processed Foods and Executive Function in Children With Obesity and Their Parents: A Cross-Sectional Study.Pediatric obesity · 2026Observational
- Free sugar intake and dietary sources in rural Japanese infants aged 18-23 months.Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
- Interaction effect of mobile gaming addiction and excessive sugar-sweetened beverage consumption on overweight and obesity among schoolchildren: Evidence from a large population-based study in Guangzhou, China.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Article
- Which aspects of education are health protective? a life course examination of early education and adulthood cardiometabolic health in the 30-year study of early child care and Youth Development (SECCYD).BMC public health · 2024Article
- Association between breakfast patterns and executive function among adolescents in Shanghai, China.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- The Impact of Free Sugar on Human Health-A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Maternal monosaccharide diets evoke cognitive, locomotor, and emotional disturbances in adolescent and young adult offspring rats.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Association of ultraprocessed foods consumption and cognitive function among children aged 4-7 years: a cross-sectional data analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Impact of Dietary Fructose and High Salt Diet: Are Preclinical Studies Relevant to Asian Societies?Nutrients · 2022Review
- Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Depressive and Social Anxiety Symptoms Among Children and Adolescents Aged 7-17 Years, Stratified by Body Composition.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Association of sugar-sweetened beverages with executive function in autistic children.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Association of consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages with cognitive function among the adolescents aged 12-16 years in US, NHANES III, 1988-1994.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Association Between Dairy Intake and Executive Function in Chinese Children Aged 6-12 Years.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Association Between Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Executive Function Among Chinese Tibetan Adolescents at High Altitude.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
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Abstract
The association between sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and executive function among children has been less investigated. We aimed to explore this topic. We randomly recruited 6387 children aged 6-12 years from five elementary schools in Guangzhou, China in 2019. Information on frequency and servings of children's SSB consumption was assessed using a questionnaire. Children's executive function was evaluated using parents' ratings of the Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF), which comprises eight subscales-including inhibit, shift, emotional control, initiate, working memory, plan/organize, organization of materials and monitor, as well as three composite indexes including behavioral regulation index (BRI), metacognition index (MI), and global executive index (GEC). SSB consumption was positively associated with all subscales and composite scores of BRIEF as well as higher risks of elevated executive difficulties, indicating poorer executive function. For example, children who drank SSB ≥2 times/week were related to higher scores of GEC (estimates, 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.44, 1.79 to 3.09) compared with those who never drank SSB. The odds ratio of elevated GEC associated with SSB consumption ≥2 times/week was 1.62 (95% CI: 1.34, 1.96) than non-consumers. The results of this study indicated that SSB consumption was associated with poorer executive function in children.
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