Effects of Soft Drink Consumption on Nutrition and Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Vartanian, Lenny R.; Schwartz, Marlene B.; Brownell, Kelly D.

doi:10.2105/ajph.2005.083782

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“…2008; Vartanian et al . 2007). Efforts to ensure adequate nutrition for infants and young children would serve to combat malnutrition during childhood, with the potential to positively impact adult overweight/obesity and associated non‐communicable diseases.…”

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High consumption of commercial food products among children less than 24 months of age and product promotion in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Pries

Huffman

Adhikary

et al. 2016

Maternal & Child Nutrition

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Commercially produced complementary foods can help improve nutritional status of young children if they are appropriately fortified and of optimal nutrient composition. However, other commercially produced snack food products may be nutritionally detrimental, potentially increasing consumption of foods high in salt or sugar and displacing consumption of other more nutritious options. Helen Keller International, in collaboration with the Nepal government, implemented a study to assess mothers' utilization of commercial food products for child feeding and exposure to commercial promotions for these products. A cross‐sectional survey was conducted among 309 mothers of children less than 24 months of age across 15 health facilities. Utilization of breastmilk substitutes was low, having been consumed by 6.2% of children 0–5 months of age and 7.5% of children 6–23 months of age. Approximately one‐fourth (24.6%) of children 6–23 months age had consumed a commercially produced complementary food in the prior day. Twenty‐eight percent of mothers reported observing a promotion for breastmilk substitutes, and 20.1% reported promotions for commercially produced complementary foods. Consumption of commercially produced snack food products was high at 74.1% of children 6–23 months. Promotions for these same commercially produced snack food products were highly prevalent in Kathmandu Valley, reported by 85.4% of mothers. In order to improve diets during the complementary feeding period, development of national standards for complementary food products is recommended. Nutritious snack options should be promoted for the complementary feeding period; consumption of commercially produced snack food products high in sugar and salt and low in nutrients should be discouraged.

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High consumption of commercial food products among children less than 24 months of age and product promotion in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

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Adhikary

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Maternal & Child Nutrition

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“…High intake of sugar-sweetened soft drinks has been associated with weight gain and increased risk of type 2 diabetes (1)(2)(3)(4) ; increased risk of osteoporosis due to displacement of milk consumption and a subsequent lower calcium intake (5,(21)(22)(23) ; higher risk of CHD in women (6) ; increased risk of dental caries (7) ; and increased risk of gout in men (8) . Using data collected in nationally representative samples of households in twenty-four European countries and at multiple time points, the availability of soft drinks at household level was found to be generally higher in Western and Northern as compared with Southern and Central/Eastern European regions.…”

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Soft drinks: time trends and correlates in twenty-four European countries. A cross-national study using the DAFNE (Data Food Networking) databank

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Bountziouka

Trichopoulou

2010

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To evaluate time trends in the availability of soft drinks, to identify food choices associated with their consumption and to assess the relationship between socio-economic status and daily soft drink availability in a wide range of European countries. Design: Data on food and beverage availability collected through the national household budget surveys and harmonized in the DAFNE (Data Food Networking) project were used. Averages and variability of soft drink availability were estimated and tests for time trends were performed. The daily availability of food groups which appear to be correlated with that of soft drinks was further estimated. Multivariate logistic and linear regression models were applied to evaluate the association between socio-economic status and the acquisition of soft drinks. Setting: Twenty-four European countries. Subjects: Nationally representative samples of households. Results: The availability of soft drinks is steadily and significantly increasing. Households in West and North Europe reported higher daily availability of soft drinks in comparison to other European regions. Soft drinks were also found to be correlated with lower availability of plant foods and milk and higher availability of meat and sugar products. Lower socio-economic status was associated with more frequent and higher availability of soft drinks in the household. Conclusions: Data collected in national samples of twenty-four European countries showed disparities in soft drink availability among socio-economic strata and European regions. The correlation of soft drinks with unfavourable dietary choices has public health implications, particularly among children and adolescents.

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“…Sugary drinks are the number one source of added sugar in Americans' diets (2) and a child's likelihood of becoming obese increases by 60 % for every 8 fl oz (237 ml) sugary drink consumed per day (4) . Further, concerning health outcomes related to added sugar consumption, including obesity and type 2 diabetes, are increasing for youth (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11) . These health trends are particularly troubling in light of evidence that dietary habits and overweight status in childhood and adolescence are strong predictors of future health (12)(13)(14) .…”

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Parents’ beliefs about the healthfulness of sugary drink options: opportunities to address misperceptions

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Harris

Sarda

et al. 2015

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To assess potential misperceptions among parents regarding the healthfulness of sugary drinks for their children. Design: Online survey of parents. Participants identified the categories and specific brands of sugary drinks they provided for their children. They also indicated their perceptions of sugary drink categories and brands as healthy options for children, perceived importance of on-package claims in purchase decisions and their concerns about common sugary drink ingredients. Setting: Online market research panel. Subjects: Parents (n 982) of 2-to 17-year-olds, 46 % non-white or Hispanic. Results: Ninety-six per cent of parents provided on average 2·9 different categories of sugary drinks for their children in the past month. Flavoured waters, fruit drinks and sports drinks were rated as the healthiest sugary drink categories. Across all categories and brands, parents who purchased specific products rated them as significantly healthier than those who did not (P < 0·05). Over half of parents reported concern about caffeine, sugar and artificial sweeteners in sugary drinks that their children consume and approximately one-third reported that on-package ingredient claims were important in their purchase decisions. Conclusions: Nearly all parents provide sugary drinks for their children and many believe that some sugary drinks are healthy options for children, particularly flavoured waters, fruit drinks and sports drinks. Furthermore, many parents rely upon on-package claims in their purchase decisions. Given excessive consumption of added sugar by children in the home, there is a continuing need to address parents' misperceptions about the healthfulness of many sugary drink products.

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Effects of Soft Drink Consumption on Nutrition and Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Cited by 1,573 publications

References 100 publications

High consumption of commercial food products among children less than 24 months of age and product promotion in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

High consumption of commercial food products among children less than 24 months of age and product promotion in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Soft drinks: time trends and correlates in twenty-four European countries. A cross-national study using the DAFNE (Data Food Networking) databank

Parents’ beliefs about the healthfulness of sugary drink options: opportunities to address misperceptions

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