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Dietary Salt Intake, Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption, and Obesity Risk

Grimes, Carley A., Riddell, Lynn J., Campbell, Karen J., Nowson, Caryl A.·2013·Pediatrics
DOI 10.1542/peds.2012-1628
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the association among dietary salt, fluid, and sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption and weight status in a nationally representative sample of Australian children aged 2 to 16 years. METHODS: Cross-sectional data from the 2007 Australian National Children’s Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey. Consumption of dietary salt, fluid, and SSB was determined via two 24-hour dietary recalls. BMI was calculated from recorded height and weight. Regression analysis was used to assess the association between salt, fluid, SSB consumption, and weight status. RESULTS: Of the 4283 participants, 62% reported consuming SSBs. Older children and those of lower socioeconomic status (SES) were more likely to consume SSBs (both Ps < .001). Dietary salt intake was positively associated with fluid consumption (r = 0.42, P < .001); each additional 1 g/d of salt was associated with a 46 g/d greater intake of fluid, adjusted for age, gender, BMI, and SES (P < .001). In those consuming SSBs (n = 2571), salt intake was positively associated with SSB consumption (r = 0.35, P < .001); each additional 1 g/d of salt was associated with a 17 g/d greater intake of SSB, adjusted for age, gender, SES, and energy (P < .001). Participants who consumed more than 1 serving (≥250 g) of SSB were 26% more likely to be overweight/obese (odds ratio: 1.26, 95% confidence interval: 1.03–1.53). CONCLUSIONS: Dietary salt intake predicted total fluid consumption and SSB consumption within consumers of SSBs. Furthermore, SSB consumption was associated with obesity risk. In addition to the known benefits of lowering blood pressure, salt reduction strategies may be useful in childhood obesity prevention efforts.

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  • In Australia, those who consumed more than one SSB serving (≥250 g) per day were 26% more likely to be overweight or obese compared to those who consumed less than one serving per day.

    “These positive findings were well-replicated across a range of OECD countries, including Canada, Spain, Greece and in Australia where those who consumed more than one SSB servings (≥250 g) per day were 26% more likely to be overweight or obese compared to those who consumed less than one serving per day [27].”

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Authors
Grimes, C. A., Riddell, L. J., Campbell, K. J., & Nowson, C. A.
Affiliations
Deakin University (AU)
ORCID
Venue
Pediatrics
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Published
2013-01-01
Volume
131
Issue
1
Pages
14-21
ISSN
  • 0031-4005 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-4275
DOI
10.1542/peds.2012-1628
OpenAlex
W2131404723
Cited by
229
References
45
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FWCI
21.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • PEDIATRICS (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
Keywords
salt intake, sugar-sweetened beverages, childhood obesity, fluid intake, body mass index, overweight, socioeconomic status, salt reduction, child nutrition, obesity prevention
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Beverages, Child, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Drinking, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Obesity, Risk Factors, Sodium Chloride, Dietary, Dietary Sucrose

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