Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and association with weight status in Irish children: A cross-sectional study prior to the introduction of a government tax on sugar-sweetened beverages

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dc.contributor.authorHarrington, Janas M.
dc.contributor.authorPerry, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorKeane, Eimear
dc.contributor.authorPerry, Ivan J.
dc.contributor.funderChildren’s Health Foundation, Crumlin, Irelanden
dc.contributor.funderHealth Research Boarden
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-26T12:09:56Z
dc.date.available2021-11-26T12:09:56Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-28
dc.date.updated2021-11-26T11:51:11Z
dc.description.abstractObjective: To provide baseline evidence of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption in a sample of Irish children prior to the introduction of the SSB tax; to identify the energy contribution of SSB to daily energy intake; and to explore the association between SSB consumption and overweight/obesity. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Primary schools in Cork, Ireland in 2012. Participants: 1075 boys and girls aged 8–11 years. SSB consumption was assessed from 3-d food diaries. BMI was used to define obesity (International Obesity Taskforce definitions). Plausible energy reporters (n 724, 68 % of total sample) were classified using Schofield equation. Results: Eighty-two per cent of children with plausible energy intake consumed SSB. Mean energy intake from SSB was 485 kJ (6 % of total kJ). Mean kilojoules from SSB increased with weight status from 443 kJ for normal-weight children to 648 kJ for children with overweight/obesity (5·8 and 7·6 % of total kJ, respectively). Mean SSB intake was significantly higher in children with overweight/obesity than normal-weight children (383 and 315 ml/d). In adjusted analyses, children consuming >200 ml/d had an 80 % increased odds of overweight/obesity compared to those consuming <200 ml/d (OR 1·8, 95 % CI 1·0, 3·5). Family socioeconomic status and lifestyle determinants, including frequency of takeaway consumption and TV viewing, were also significantly associated with SSB consumption. Conclusions: SSB account for a substantial proportion of daily energy intake and are significantly associated with child overweight/obesity. This study provides baseline data from a sample of children from which the impact of the SSB tax can be benchmarked.en
dc.description.sponsorshipHealth Research Board (HRB Centre for Health and Diet Research (HRC/2007/13))en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationHarrington, J. M., Perry, C., Keane, E. and Perry, I. J. (2020) 'Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and association with weight status in Irish children: A cross-sectional study prior to the introduction of a government tax on sugar-sweetened beverages', Public Health Nutrition, 23(12), pp. 2234-2244. doi: 10.1017/S1368980020000014en
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S1368980020000014en
dc.identifier.eissn1475-2727
dc.identifier.endpage2244en
dc.identifier.issn1368-9800
dc.identifier.issued12en
dc.identifier.journaltitlePublic Health Nutritionen
dc.identifier.startpage2234en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/12273
dc.identifier.volume23en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCambridge University Press on behalf of The Nutrition Societyen
dc.rights© 2020, the Authors. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Nutrition Society. This material is free to view and download for personal use only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works.en
dc.subjectChild obesityen
dc.subjectChild weighten
dc.subjectSugar taxen
dc.subjectSugar-sweetened beveragesen
dc.titleSugar-sweetened beverage consumption and association with weight status in Irish children: A cross-sectional study prior to the introduction of a government tax on sugar-sweetened beveragesen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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