Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake among Chilean Preschoolers and Adolescents in 2016: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chile has the highest sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) sales of any country and a growing burden of childhood obesity. This study examines SSB intake in Chilean children after a 5% SSB tax increase in 2014 but prior to marketing, labeling, and school policies implemented in 2016.

Methods

24-h recalls were collected in 2016 from two cohorts comprised of preschoolers 3⁻5 years of age (n = 961) and adolescents 12⁻14 years of age (n = 770) from low⁻moderate income neighborhoods. Beverages were categorized as regulated or unregulated according to whether they exceeded nutrient thresholds established by the 2016 policies.

Results

Preschoolers consumed mainly beverage calories from regulated dairy beverages and substitutes (109 kcal, SD 30), unregulate

SUBMITTER: Essman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6265687 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature