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Consumption of 100% juices is not associated with being overweight or risk for being overweight in children
Author(s) -
Fulgoni Victor L,
Fulgoni Sally A,
Taylor Susan K
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.20.4.a188-d
Subject(s) - overweight , environmental health , medicine , consumption (sociology) , food science , obesity , chemistry , art , aesthetics
Using four‐year National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data (1999–2002), we examined the impact of consumption of 100% fruit and other juices by children ages 2–18 yrs on body weight, being overweight, and risk of being overweight. We separated the data first into two groups, young children (2–11 yrs) and older children (12–18 yrs), and then into 100% juice consumers (those who reported any amount of 100% juice consumption in the 24‐hr recall) and non‐consumers. Body weight, body mass index (BMI), and waist size were compared, with the analyses adjusted for gender, ethnicity, age and calories. We used the CDC growth chart data to establish percentiles of weight for each age group and then conducted logistic regression to ascertain if the odds ratio of being overweight (BMI ≥ 95 th percentile) or the risk of being overweight (BMI ≥ 85 th percentile) was different in 100% juice drinkers compared to non‐drinkers. In children 2–18 yrs we found no significant differences in body weight, body mass index, and waist size between juice consumers and non‐consumers. In children 12–18 yrs, BMI was significantly lower (p< 0.05) in juice consumers vs non‐consumers (22.4 ± 0.2 vs 23.1 ± 0.2, kg/m 2 ). For children 2–18 yrs, there were no differences in percentile weight for age, Z‐score for weight for age, or percentile BMI for age. However, juice consumers had a significantly lower (p< 0.05) Z‐score for BMI for age. There were no differences based on juice use for odds ratio for being overweight but juice consumers had an 18% lower (95% CI: 0.69, 0.96) risk for being overweight. (Supported by the Juice Products Association.)