Sugar-containing beverage intake in toddlers and body composition up to age 6 years: The Generation R Study
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Background/objective Intake of sugar-containing beverages (SCBs) has been associated with higher body mass index (BMI) in childhood. The potential effect of SCB intake during infancy is unclear. We examined the association of SCB intake at 13 months with BMI development until 6 years and body composition at age 6 years.Subjects/methods This study included 2371 Dutch children from a population-based prospective cohort study. SCB intake at 13 months was assessed using a Food Frequency Questionnaire with validation against 24-h recalls and was standardized for total energy. BMI was calculated from repeated weight and height measurements, and age- and sex-specific s.d. scores were calculated. Adiposity was measured using Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.Results In girls, higher SCB intake at 13 months was significantly associated with higher BMI at ages 2, 3, 4 and 6 years (at age 6 years BMI (s.d. score) increase 0.11 (95% confidence interval (CI) +0.00; 0.23), high versus low intake). We observed a tendency towards higher android/gynoid fat ratio in girls with high intake (s.d. increase 0.14 (95% CI -0.02; 0.29), versus low intake) but not with body fat percentage. In boys, there was no association with BMI or body composition, but boys with high SCB intake at 13 months were taller at age 6 years (s.d. increase 0.14 (95% CI +0.00; 0.27), versus low intake).Conclusions Higher SCB intake at 13 months was associated with higher BMI up to age 6 years in girls but not in boys. Our results imply that the unfavorable effects of SCB intake start early in life and that dietary advice regarding limiting SCB intake should already be given early in life.
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High SSB intake (≥15 servings/week) at 13 months old was significantly associated with an increased BMI among girls at ages 2, 3, 4, and 6 years old.
“The first study found high SSB intake (≥15 servings/week) at 13 months old was significantly associated with an increased BMI among girls at ages 2, 3, 4, and 6 years old [45].”
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- Leermakers, E. T. M., Felix, J. F., Erler, N. S., Ćerimagić, A., Wijtzes, A. I., Hofman, A., Raat, H., Moll, H. A., Rivadeneira, F., Jaddoe, V. W. V., Franco, O. H., & Kiefte-de Jong, J. C.
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- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Keywords
- sweetened beverages, toddlers, body mass index, body composition, childhood obesity, adiposity, android/gynoid fat ratio, sex differences, early childhood diet, Generation R Study
- MeSH terms
- Adipose Tissue, Beverages, Body Composition, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Mental Recall, Sex Factors, Absorptiometry, Photon, Body Mass Index, Dietary Sucrose, Adiposity, Pediatric Obesity
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