An agent-based model of child sugar-sweetened beverage consumption: implications for policies and practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A strong body of evidence links young children's intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) with myriad negative outcomes.

Objectives

Our research provides insight into whether and to what extent potential intervention strategies can reduce young children's consumption of SSBs.

Methods

We built an agent-based model (ABM) of SSB consumption representing participants in the Project Viva longitudinal study between ages 2 and 7 y. In addition to extensive data from Project Viva, our model used nationally representative data as well as recent, high-quality literature. We tested the explanatory power of the model through comparison to consumption patterns observed in the Project Viva cohort. Then, we applied the model to simulate the potential impact of intervent

SUBMITTER: Kasman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9535525 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature