Exposure to liquid sweetness in early childhood: artificially‐sweetened and sugar‐sweetened beverage consumption at 4–5 years and risk of overweight and obesity at 7–8 years

Macintyre, Anna; Marryat, Louise; Chambers, Stephanie

doi:10.1111/ijpo.12284

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“…Household chaos has been found to be associated with greater infant weight gain at 12 months ( Khatiwada et al, 2018 ). A Scottish study ( Macintyre et al, 2018 ) found some evidence of association with early exposure to artificially sweetened beverages (aged 4–5 years) and risk of obesity (aged 7–8 years). Skouteris et al (2011) suggested that there is still a need for more studies evaluating targeted obesity prevention studies in preschool children.…”

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Interventions that prevent or reduce obesity in children from birth to five years of age: A systematic review

Narzisi

Simons

2020

J Child Health Care

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Childhood obesity worldwide affects 5.6% or 38.3 million children under five years of age. The longer children are overweight or obese, the more likely they are to become obese adults with all the contingent morbidity involved. An extensive number of preventive interventions to combat childhood obesity have been carried out worldwide. This article reports a systematic review of interventions aimed to reducing or preventing obesity under-fives. The search was performed with six different databases: Web of Science, PsycINFO, Cochrane, PubMed, Medline, and CINAHL. Studies meeting the inclusion criteria were independently assessed using Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. Thirty studies involving 23,185 children across nine countries were included. Twenty-two were randomised controlled trials, and 8 quasi-experimental pretest/post-test design with comparison. These studies fell into four different categories: home-based interventions with family involvement (n ¼ 12), preschool/early childhood settings (n ¼ 9), multicomponent interventions across multiple settings (n ¼ 6) and healthcare setting (n ¼ 3). Future research should focus on increasing the accessibility of education on diet and physical activity for deprived families as well as the cultural acceptability of interventions to prevent childhood obesity.

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Interventions that prevent or reduce obesity in children from birth to five years of age: A systematic review

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Simons

2020

J Child Health Care

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“…SSB consumption during early childhood may not lead immediately to OWOB, as there may be an age effect. It may take a number of years of SSB consumption before the development of OWOB or metabolic changes associated with obesity [77,[80][81][82]. SSB intake may also be a marker of a food and beverage intake pattern and other lifestyle factors that are associated with obesity.…”

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Prevalence and Predictors of Overweight and Obesity among Young Children in the Children’s Healthy Living Study on Guam

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This study is part of the Children’s Healthy Living program in U.S. Affiliated Pacific region. The objectives were to estimate overweight and obesity (OWOB) prevalence and identify possible related risk factors among ethnic groups in Guam. In 2013, 865 children (2–8 years) were recruited via community-based sampling from select communities in Guam. Children’s demographic and health behavior information; dietary intake; and anthropometric measurements were collected. Logistic regression, odds ratio, t-tests, and chi-square tests were used to determine differences and assess covariates of OWOB. The results indicate that 58% of children were living below the poverty level, 80% were receiving food assistance, and 51% experienced food insecurity. The majority of children surveyed did not meet recommendations for: sleep duration (59.6%), sedentary screen-time (83.11%), or fruit (58.7%) and vegetable (99.1%) intake, and consumed sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) (73.7%). OWOB affected 27.4% of children. Children affected by OWOB in this study were statistically more likely (p = 0.042) to suffer from sleep disturbances (p = 0.042) and consume marginally higher amounts (p value = 0.07) of SSB compared to children with healthy weight. Among Other Micronesians, children from families who considered themselves ‘integrated’ into the culture were 2.05 (CI 0.81–5.20) times more likely to be affected by OWOB. In conclusion, the OWOB prevalence among 2–8-year-olds in Guam was 27.4%; and compared with healthy weight children, children with OWOB were more likely to have educated caregivers and consume more SSBs. Results provide a basis for health promotion and obesity prevention guidance for children in Guam.

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“…These habits are in conflict with national and international guidelines because they have been associated with poor dietary patterns [ 22 ]. Consumption of salt, sugar, sweetener and honey in children younger than 2 years of age has been associated with obesity and risk of botulism [ 23 , 24 ]. This is an important consideration for health professionals who have patients reporting BLW practice.…”

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Infant Feeding and Information Sources in Chilean Families Who Reported Baby-Led Weaning as a Complementary Feeding Method

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Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) is a new and emerging method of introducing complementary feeding in solid consistency, without the use of a spoon and entirely guided by the baby. This study aims to analyze the implementation of the BLW approach in relation to compliance with basic components and sources of information in Chilean families. Using a cross-sectional design, we assessed early nutrition, including breastfeeding and foods offered, maternal/child characteristics and sources of information on BLW among a non-probabilistic sample of mothers of children <24 months who reported practicing BLW (n = 261, median age = 28 years) in Chile. We found that 57.5% of mothers reported their child ate the same food as the family, 44.1% shared ≥3 meals with the family, 84.7% offered ≥3 foods at each meal and 75.6% reported only occasionally offering food with a spoon. The majority reported obtaining information on BLW from social media (82%). Moreover, 56% had offered cookies, 32% added salt and 9% sugar in the first 2 years. Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months related to higher odds of consuming family foods (OR = 2.45, 95% CI 1.24–4.84), while having received information from professional sources and social media related to lower odds (OR = 0.45, 95% CI 0.22–0.88 and OR = 0.31, 95% CI 0.15–0.66, respectively). Those who had appropriate weight gain had lower odds of consuming ≥3 foods in meals (OR = 0.35, 95% CI 0.13–0.96). Among mothers who reported practicing BLW with their children, we observed a wide variety of feeding habits, sources of information and low compliance with the studied components. Eating the same food as the family was the most prevalent component and social media was the main source of information on BLW.

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Exposure to liquid sweetness in early childhood: artificially‐sweetened and sugar‐sweetened beverage consumption at 4–5 years and risk of overweight and obesity at 7–8 years

Abstract: SummaryBackground: A significant gap exists in longitudinal evidence on early exposure to artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) and weight outcomes for paediatric populations.

Cited by 14 publications

References 28 publications

Interventions that prevent or reduce obesity in children from birth to five years of age: A systematic review

Interventions that prevent or reduce obesity in children from birth to five years of age: A systematic review

Prevalence and Predictors of Overweight and Obesity among Young Children in the Children’s Healthy Living Study on Guam

Infant Feeding and Information Sources in Chilean Families Who Reported Baby-Led Weaning as a Complementary Feeding Method

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