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Abstract Title:

Associations of sugar sweetened beverage intake at ages 18 months and 5 years with adiposity outcomes at age 6 years: The Singapore GUSTO mother-offspring cohort.

Abstract Source:

Br J Nutr. 2019 Sep 3:1-25. Epub 2019 Sep 3. PMID: 31477198

Abstract Author(s):

Phaik Ling Quah, Josefien Kleijweg, Ya Yin Chang, Jia Ying Toh, Hui Xian Lim, Ray Sugianto, Izzuddin M Aris, Wen Lun Yuan, Mya Thway Tint, Jonathan Y Bernard, Padmapriya Natarajan, Falk Müller-Riemenschneider, Keith M Godfrey, Peter D Gluckman, Yap-Seng Chong, Lynette P Shek, Kok Hian Tan, Johan G Eriksson, Fabian Yap, Yung Seng Lee, Mary F F Chong

Article Affiliation:

Phaik Ling Quah

Abstract:

Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) in infants and young children are less explored in Asian populations. The Growing in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) cohort study examined associations between SSB intakes at ages 18 months and 5 years with adiposity measures at age 6 years. We studied Singaporean infants/children with SSB intake assessed by food frequency questionnaires (FFQ) at ages 18 months (n=555) and 5 years (n=767). The median (interquartile range) for SSB intakes is 28(5.5-98) ml at age 18 months and 111 (57-198) ml at age 5 years. Associations between SSB intakes (100 ml/day increments and tertile categories) and adiposity measures (BMI standard deviation scores (s.d. unit), sum of skinfolds (SSFs)) and overweight/obesity status were examined using multivariable linear and Poisson regression models, respectively. After adjusting for confounders and additionally for energy intake, SSB intakes at age 18 months were not significantly associated with later adiposity measures and overweight/obesity outcomes. In contrast, at age 5 years, SSB intakes when modelled as 100ml/day increments were associated with higher BMI by 0.09 (95% CI: 0.02, 0.16) s.d. unit, higher SSF thickness by 0.68 (0.06, 1.44) mm, and increased risk for overweight/obesity by 1.2 times (1.07, 1.23) at age 6 years. Trends were consistent with SSB intakes modelled as categorical tertiles. In summary, SSB intake in young childhood is associated with higher risks of adiposity and risk for overweight/obesity. Public health policies working to reduce SSB consumption need to focus on prevention programs targeted at young children.

Study Type : Human Study

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