Sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gain in 2- to 5-year-old children.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Although sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption has been tightly linked to weight status among older children, the data regarding these relationships in children aged 2 to 5 years have been mixed. Our objective was to evaluate longitudinal and cross-sectional relationships between SSB consumption and weight status among children aged 2 to 5 years.

Methods

We assessed SSB consumption and BMI z scores among 9600 children followed in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey--Birth Cohort, using linear and logistic regression and adjusting for race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, mother's BMI, and television viewing.

Results

Higher rates of SSB consumption were associated with higher BMI z scores among children age 4 (P < .05) and 5 (P < .001)

SUBMITTER: DeBoer MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3876761 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature