Added sugar intake is associated with weight gain and risk of developing obesity over 30 years: The CARDIA study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Numerous prospective studies have examined sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) intake associated with weight gain or incident obesity. Because SSB accounts for only 33 % of added sugar (AS) intake, we investigated the associations of AS intake with change in weight and waist circumference and risk of developing obesity.

Methods and results

At baseline (1985-86) Black and White women and men, aged 18-30 years, enrolled in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study and were followed for 30 years (2015-16). A diet history assessed dietary intake 3 times over 20 years. Multivariable linear regression evaluated the associations of change in weight (n = 3306) and waist circumference (n = 3296) across quartiles of AS, adjusting for demographi

SUBMITTER: Endy EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11253751 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature