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Relationship between raised BMI and sugar sweetened beverage and high fat food consumption among children
Author(s) -
Millar Lynne,
Rowland Bosco,
Nichols Melanie,
Swinburn Boyd,
Bennett Catherine,
Skouteris Helen,
Allender Steven
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.438
H-Index - 199
eISSN - 1930-739X
pISSN - 1930-7381
DOI - 10.1002/oby.20665
Subject(s) - medicine , obesity , consumption (sociology) , body mass index , longitudinal study , demography , sugar , childhood obesity , environmental health , physical activity , overweight , endocrinology , food science , physical therapy , social science , chemistry , pathology , sociology
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.