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Prospective associations between sugar-sweetened beverage intakes and cardiometabolic risk factors in adolescents

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Ambrosini, Gina Leslie, Oddy, Wendy Hazel, Huang, Rae Chi, Mori, Trevor Anthony, Beilin, Lawrence Joseph, Jebb, Susan Ann·2013·The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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Background High sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption is associated with cardiometabolic disturbances in adults, but this relation is relatively unexplored in children and adolescents.Objective We tested the hypothesis that higher SSB intakes are associated with increases in cardiometabolic risk factors between 14 and 17 y of age.Design Data were provided by 1433 adolescent offspring from the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study. At 14 and 17 y of age, SSB intakes were estimated by using a food-frequency questionnaire; body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, blood pressure, fasting serum lipids, glucose, and insulin were measured, and overall cardiometabolic risk was estimated. Prospective associations between cardiovascular disease risk factors and SSB intake were examined with adjustment for age, pubertal stage, physical fitness, socioeconomic status, and major dietary patterns.Results The average SSB intake in consumers (89%) was 335 g/d or 1.3 servings/d. Girls who moved into the top tertile of SSB consumption (>1.3 servings/d) between 14 and 17 y of age had increases in BMI (3.8%; 95% CI: 1.8%, 5.7%), increased overweight and obesity risk (OR: 4.8, 95% CI: 2.1, 11.4), and greater overall cardiometabolic risk (OR: 3.2; 95% CI: 1.6, 6.2) (all P-trend ≤ 0.001). Girls and boys who moved into the top tertile of SSB intake showed increases in triglycerides (7.0-8.4%; P-trend ≤ 0.03), and boys showed reductions in HDL cholesterol (-3.1%; 95% CI: -6.2%, 0.1%; P-trend < 0.04) independent of BMI. Some associations were attenuated after adjustment for major dietary patterns.Conclusion Increased SSB intake may be an important predictor of cardiometabolic risk in young people, independent of weight status.

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  • Girls who moved to the top tertile of SSB consumption (>335 g/day) between 14 and 17 years of age had increased BMI and nearly a five-fold greater odds of overweight or obesity risk compared to girls who remained in the lowest tertile of SSB consumption.

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Authors
Ambrosini, G. L., Oddy, W. H., Huang, R. C., Mori, T. A., Beilin, L. J., & Jebb, S. A.
Affiliations
MRC Elsie Widdowson Laboratory (GB)
Corresponding author
Ambrosini, Gina Leslie
Venue
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-08
Volume
98
Issue
2
Pages
327-334
ISSN
0002-9165 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2163147259
Cited by
184
References
31
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FWCI
13.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (publishedVersion)
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
Keywords
sugar-sweetened beverages, cardiometabolic risk, adolescents, body mass index, obesity, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, blood pressure, insulin, dietary habits, sex differences
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Beverages, Blood Pressure, Body Weight, Cardiovascular Diseases, Fasting, Female, Humans, Insulin, Cholesterol, HDL, Male, Motor Activity, Obesity, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Sweetening Agents, Triglycerides, Western Australia, Body Mass Index, Dietary Sucrose, Overweight, Waist Circumference

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