Age of Juice Introduction and Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Middle Childhood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends juice introduction after 12 months of age. Juice consumption has been linked to childhood obesity and cardiometabolic risk.

Objectives

To examine the prospective relationship between the age of juice introduction and primary and secondary cardiometabolic outcomes in middle childhood.

Methods

Parents reported the age of juice introduction on Upstate KIDS questionnaires completed between 4 and 18 months. The quantity and type of juice introduced were not measured. Anthropometry, blood pressure (BP), and arterial stiffness by pulse wave velocity (PWV) were measured for 524 children (age, 8-10 y) at study visits (2017-2019). Age- and gender-adjusted z-scores were calculated using the Centers for Disease Control and

SUBMITTER: Clayton PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11375467 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature