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Sugar‐sweetened beverages consumption is associated with BMI in Mexican adolescents. National Health and Nutrition Survey‐2006
Author(s) -
Jiménez Alejandra,
Flores Mario,
Shamah Teresa
Publication year - 2008
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.22.1_supplement.1083.4
Subject(s) - body mass index , medicine , national health and nutrition examination survey , obesity , demography , confounding , socioeconomic status , consumption (sociology) , environmental health , sugar , food frequency questionnaire , gerontology , food science , population , endocrinology , biology , social science , pathology , sociology
The objective was to evaluate the association between consumption of sugar‐sweetened beverages (SSBs) and body mass index (BMI) in Mexican adolescents. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Survey‐2006 of Mexico were analyzed. Consumption of SSBs (i.e: sodas, fruit juices and sweet‐flavored drinks) was evaluated by means of a semi‐quantitative food frequency questionnaire. BMI was calculated as weight in kg/height in mt squared. Information on socio‐demographic characteristics, sexual maturity, parents′ obesity, physical activity and inactivity (i.e: TV‐watching) during the week before the interview, was also obtained. A total of 10,689 participants who represented 10,029,247 Mexican adolescents 10 to 19 y (mean age 13.8 ± 2.7 y) were evaluated. 50.4% were females. Mean time spent watching TV was 7.5 ± 5.5 h/week. Mean time of moderate and intense activity was 6.0 ± 4.0 h/week. Mean BMI was 21.4 ± 4.4. The median consumption of SSBs was 1.08 (0.76,1.43) servings per day, after adjusting by energy intake, age, sex, physical activity, TV‐watching and socioeconomic level. Multiple‐linear regression analysis showed that, for each portion of sodas consumed, a 0.20 ‐point increase in BMI was observed in males (p<0.05), after adjusting for confounders. It was concluded that consumption of sodas is positively associated with BMI in Mexican male adolescents. Supported by Ministery of Health, Mexico.