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
dc.contributor.author | Harrington, Janas M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Perry, Catherine | |
dc.contributor.author | Keane, Eimear | |
dc.contributor.author | Perry, Ivan J. | |
dc.contributor.funder | Children’s Health Foundation, Crumlin, Ireland | en |
dc.contributor.funder | Health Research Board | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-26T12:09:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-26T12:09:56Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-05-28 | |
dc.date.updated | 2021-11-26T11:51:11Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: 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.sponsorship | Health Research Board (HRB Centre for Health and Diet Research (HRC/2007/13)) | en |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.description.version | Published Version | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Harrington, 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/S1368980020000014 | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S1368980020000014 | en |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1475-2727 | |
dc.identifier.endpage | 2244 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1368-9800 | |
dc.identifier.issued | 12 | en |
dc.identifier.journaltitle | Public Health Nutrition | en |
dc.identifier.startpage | 2234 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10468/12273 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 23 | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Nutrition Society | en |
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.subject | Child obesity | en |
dc.subject | Child weight | en |
dc.subject | Sugar tax | en |
dc.subject | Sugar-sweetened beverages | en |
dc.title | 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 | en |
dc.type | Article (peer-reviewed) | en |
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