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A systematic review investigating interventions that can help reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in children leading to changes in body fatness.
- Source :
- Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics; Jan2015 Supplement, Vol. 28, p52-64, 13p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Background Both the prevalence of childhood obesity and the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages ( SSBs) have increased globally. The present review describes interventions that reduce the consumption of SSBs in children and determines whether this leads to subsequent changes in body fatness. Methods Three databases were searched from 2000 to August 2013. Only intervention control trials, ≥6 months in duration, which aimed to reduce the consumption of SSBs in >100 children aged 2-18 years, and reporting changes in body fatness, were included. The quality of selected papers was assessed. Results Eight studies met inclusion criteria. Six interventions achieved significant ( P < 0.05) reductions in SSB intake, although this was not always sustained. In the two interventions providing replacement drinks, significant differences in body mass index (12- or 18-month follow-up) were reported ( P = 0.001 and 0.045). The risk of being overweight/obesity was reduced ( P < 0.05) in three of the five education programmes but in one programme only for girls who were overweight at baseline and in one programme only for pupils perceived to be at greater risk at baseline. In the one study that included both provision of water and education, the risk of being overweight was reduced by 31% ( P = 0.04) in the intervention group. Conclusions The evidence suggests that school-based education programmes focusing on reducing SSB consumption, but including follow-up modules, offer opportunities for implementing effective, sustainable interventions. Peer support and changing the school environment (e.g. providing water or replacement drinks) to support educational programmes could improve their effectiveness. Home delivery of more suitable drinks has a big impact on reducing SSB consumption, with associated reductions in body weight. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PREVENTION of childhood obesity
RESEARCH methodology evaluation
HEALTH promotion
ADIPOSE tissues
BEVERAGES
BODY composition
CHILDREN'S health
CHILD nutrition
EXPERIMENTAL design
MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems
MEDLINE
NUTRITIONAL requirements
NUTRITION education
PROBABILITY theory
RESEARCH funding
SCHOOL environment
TEENAGERS
ADOLESCENT health
WATER
ADOLESCENT nutrition
SYSTEMATIC reviews
EVIDENCE-based medicine
PROFESSIONAL practice
HOME environment
BODY mass index
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
DIETARY sucrose
EVALUATION
CHILDREN
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09523871
- Volume :
- 28
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 99973318
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12267