The school environment and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among Guatemalan adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The current study sought to examine Guatemalan adolescents' consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB), identify which individual-level characteristics are associated with SSB consumption and describe school characteristics that may influence students' SSB consumption.

Design

Within this observational pilot study, a questionnaire was used to assess students' consumption of three varieties of SSB (soft drinks, energy drinks, sweetened coffees/teas), as well as a variety of sociodemographic and behavioural characteristics. We collected built environment data to examine aspects of the school food environment. We developed Poisson regression models for each SSB variety and used descriptive analyses to characterize the sample.

Setting

Guatemala City, Guatemal

SUBMITTER: Godin KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10261632 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature