Associations Between Intake of Sugar-Containing Beverages in Infancy With Liver Fat Accumulation at School Age.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Sugar-containing beverage intake is a major risk factor for obesity in both children and adults and appears to be associated with NAFLD in adults. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between sugar-containing beverage intake in infancy and liver fat accumulation and NAFLD among school-aged children.

Approach and results

In a population-based prospective cohort study of 1,940 infants, we assessed sugar-containing beverage intake at 1 year with a validated Food Frequency Questionnaire. Liver fat fraction and NAFLD (liver fat fraction ≥5.0%) were assessed with MR. Higher sugar-containing beverage intake in infancy was not associated with higher liver fat accumulation at 10 years of age when assessed continuously (SD, 0.03; 95% CI, - 0.02

SUBMITTER: Geurtsen ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7898343 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature