Effects of replacing the habitual consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages with milk in Chilean children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the nutrition transition in Chile, dietary changes were marked by increased consumption of high-energy, nutrient-poor products, including sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). Obesity is now the primary nutritional problem in posttransitional Chile.

Objective

We conducted a randomized controlled trial to examine the effects on body composition of delivering milk beverages to the homes of overweight and obese children to displace SSBs.

Design

We randomly assigned 98 children aged 8-10 y who regularly consumed SSBs to intervention and control groups. During a 16-wk intervention, children were instructed to drink 3 servings/d (approximately 200 g per serving) of the milk delivered to their homes and to not consume SSBs. Body composition was measured by dual

SUBMITTER: Albala C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2583441 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature