What is already known on this topic? Sugary beverages are a leading dietary source of sugar in the United States, and overconsumption of sugar is a hypothesized contributor to poor mental health. What is added by this report?We examined the association between daily consumption of fruit juice and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) with poor mental health and found that consuming SSBs 1 or more times per day versus consuming none was associated with poor mental health and that frequency of 100% fruit juice consumption was not associated with poor mental health. What are the implications for public health practice?To improve understanding of the differential effect of SSBs and 100% fruit juice on mental health, future studies should leverage prospective designs to assess the relationship between specific volumes and subtypes of sugary beverage consumption and poor mental health.

Background The Translational Science Benefit Model (TSBM) was developed to broadly capture systematic measures of health and societal benefits from scientific research, beyond traditional outcome measures. We aimed to develop a systematic process for the application of the TSBM and to then provide an example of a novel application of the TSBM to an ongoing Return-to-Learn (RTL) after youth concussion project involving partnerships with community stakeholders. Methods We invited investigators, project advisory board, and participants of the RTL project to participate in a modified Delphi process. We first generated a list of potential translational benefits using the indicators of the TSBM as guideposts. We then prioritized the benefits on an adapted Eisenhower matrix. Results We invited 35 concussion care or research experts to participate, yielding 20 ranked translational benefits. Six of these recommendations were ranked high priority, six were regarded as investments, and eight were ranked as either low yield or low priority. Discussion This study found that activities such as education and training of stakeholders, development of policy and consensus statements, and innovation in dissemination, were perceived as higher priority than other activities. Our approach using a modified Delphi process and incorporating the TSBM can be replicated to generate and prioritize potential benefits to society from research studies.

IntroductionThe purpose was to examine the association between concussion history and academic standing among high school students, and whether the association varies by sex, school grade and race/ethnicity.MethodsData from the 2019 Youth Risk Behaviour Survey were used for our cross-sectional study. Exposure was self-reported history of concussions in the past 12 months. Outcome was self-reported academic standing in the past 12 months. Poisson regression was used to analyse the exposure–outcome association, and whether there were differences by our stratifying variables.ResultsHaving a history of concussion in the past 12 months was significantly associated with a higher risk of poor academic standing during the same period, and the association varied by race/ethnicity.DiscussionYouth with a history of concussion may be at risk for poorer academic standing, indicating to the importance of prevention. Future studies are needed to examine the interaction of race/ethnicity on the presented association.

No abstract