Relationship between raised BMI and frequency of sugar sweetened beverage and high fat food consumption among children.

Objective: Longitudinal evidence of relationships between unhealthy diets and BMI in children is crucial for appropriately targeting obesity prevention activities. The objective was to determine the relationship between frequency of consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) and high fat foods...

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Main Authors: Millar, Lynne, Rowland, B., Nichols, M., Swinburn, B., Bennett, C., Skouteris, H., Allender, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: North American Association for the Study of Obesity 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81084
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author Millar, Lynne
Rowland, B.
Nichols, M.
Swinburn, B.
Bennett, C.
Skouteris, H.
Allender, S.
author_facet Millar, Lynne
Rowland, B.
Nichols, M.
Swinburn, B.
Bennett, C.
Skouteris, H.
Allender, S.
author_sort Millar, Lynne
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description Objective: Longitudinal evidence of relationships between unhealthy diets and BMI in children is crucial for appropriately targeting obesity prevention activities. The objective was to determine the relationship between frequency of consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) and high fat foods (HFFs) and body weight in Australian children aged from 4 to 10 years. Methods: Data from 4,164 children participating in four waves (wave 1, 2004; wave 2, 2006; wave 3, 2008; and wave 4, 2010) of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children were analyzed. A multi-level growth model tested relationships between consumption of SSB and HFF and BMI z-scores. Results: BMI z-scores were associated with daily consumption of HFF, SSB and maternal BMI independent of BMI z-scores at wave 1 (baseline); with each additional occurrence of SSB and HFF consumption intake per day, BMI z-score increased by 0.015 U (P < 0.01) and 0.014 U (P < 0.001), respectively. With each additional maternal BMI unit, BMI z-score increased by 0.032 (P < 0.001). Conclusions: Higher BMI z-scores were strongly associated with the consumption of SSBs and HFFs. Future efforts to prevent obesity should consider urgent action to address the impact of the consumption of SSBs and HFFs in childhood.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-810842020-10-08T07:31:26Z Relationship between raised BMI and frequency of sugar sweetened beverage and high fat food consumption among children. Millar, Lynne Rowland, B. Nichols, M. Swinburn, B. Bennett, C. Skouteris, H. Allender, S. Objective: Longitudinal evidence of relationships between unhealthy diets and BMI in children is crucial for appropriately targeting obesity prevention activities. The objective was to determine the relationship between frequency of consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) and high fat foods (HFFs) and body weight in Australian children aged from 4 to 10 years. Methods: Data from 4,164 children participating in four waves (wave 1, 2004; wave 2, 2006; wave 3, 2008; and wave 4, 2010) of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children were analyzed. A multi-level growth model tested relationships between consumption of SSB and HFF and BMI z-scores. Results: BMI z-scores were associated with daily consumption of HFF, SSB and maternal BMI independent of BMI z-scores at wave 1 (baseline); with each additional occurrence of SSB and HFF consumption intake per day, BMI z-score increased by 0.015 U (P < 0.01) and 0.014 U (P < 0.001), respectively. With each additional maternal BMI unit, BMI z-score increased by 0.032 (P < 0.001). Conclusions: Higher BMI z-scores were strongly associated with the consumption of SSBs and HFFs. Future efforts to prevent obesity should consider urgent action to address the impact of the consumption of SSBs and HFFs in childhood. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81084 10.1002/oby.20665 North American Association for the Study of Obesity unknown
spellingShingle Millar, Lynne
Rowland, B.
Nichols, M.
Swinburn, B.
Bennett, C.
Skouteris, H.
Allender, S.
Relationship between raised BMI and frequency of sugar sweetened beverage and high fat food consumption among children.
title Relationship between raised BMI and frequency of sugar sweetened beverage and high fat food consumption among children.
title_full Relationship between raised BMI and frequency of sugar sweetened beverage and high fat food consumption among children.
title_fullStr Relationship between raised BMI and frequency of sugar sweetened beverage and high fat food consumption among children.
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between raised BMI and frequency of sugar sweetened beverage and high fat food consumption among children.
title_short Relationship between raised BMI and frequency of sugar sweetened beverage and high fat food consumption among children.
title_sort relationship between raised bmi and frequency of sugar sweetened beverage and high fat food consumption among children.
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81084