Sugar-sweetened beverages consumption among New Zealand children aged 8-12 years: a cross sectional study of sources and associates/correlates of consumption

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dc.citation.issue1
dc.citation.volume21
dc.contributor.authorSmirk E
dc.contributor.authorMazahery H
dc.contributor.authorConlon CA
dc.contributor.authorBeck KL
dc.contributor.authorGammon C
dc.contributor.authorMugridge O
dc.contributor.authorvon Hurst PR
dc.coverage.spatialEngland
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-11T03:02:41Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-04T01:40:39Z
dc.date.available2021-12-13
dc.date.available2023-07-11T03:02:41Z
dc.date.available2023-09-04T01:40:39Z
dc.date.issued2021-12-13
dc.date.updated2023-07-10T04:46:27Z
dc.description© The Author(s) 2021
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: The benefit of reducing sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption is widely accepted, but updated and in-depth data on New Zealand (NZ) children's SSB consumption is lacking. The aims of this study were to describe beverage consumption, focusing on SSBs in primary school age children living in Auckland; to examine the association of selected socio-demographic, home, community and school factors and children's beverage knowledge/attitudes with regards to beverage consumption; to explore the relationship between SSBs consumption and adiposity in children. METHODS: A cross-sectional, Auckland-wide survey of 578 school age children (8-12 years) was conducted using questionnaires to collect data on beverage consumption, beverage knowledge/attitudes, and selected socio-demographic and home, community, school factors. Body fat percentage (BF%) was assessed using bioelectrical impedance (BIA). RESULTS: Ninety-six percent of children consumed ≥1 serving of SSBs a week; with ≥5 servings reported by 62% of children. Of all SSBs assessed, consumption of ≥1 serving of sugar sweetened milk-based beverages (85%, mainly milk drinks made from powder) was most prevalent, followed by fruit juice (46%) and sugar-containing carbonated drinks (39%, mainly soft/fizzy drinks). Among unsweetened beverages, plain water was reported to be consumed < 2 times a day by 22% of children, and plain milk < 1 serving a day by 53%. Higher consumption of SSBs was associated with socio-economic disadvantage, non-NZ European ethnicities (Māori, Pacific, Asian, others), availability of SSBs in the home, frequent takeaway/convenience shop visits, children's incorrect perception of adequate SSBs consumption frequency, and higher BF% (females only). School health policy and encouragement of children to consume un-sweetened beverages was not associated with SSBs consumption. CONCLUSIONS: The consumption of SSBs is prevalent in NZ school age children, with higher consumption rates observed among those from socially disadvantaged areas. This high consumption is associated with higher BF% in females. Multi-contextual interventions to decrease SSBs should target children, and their families/environment, particularly those from socially disadvantaged areas.
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dc.edition.editionDecember 2021
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dc.identifierARTN 2277
dc.identifier10.1186/s12889-021-12345-9
dc.identifierhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34903202
dc.identifier.citationSmirk E, Mazahery H, Conlon CA, Beck KL, Gammon C, Mugridge O, von Hurst PR. (2021). Sugar-sweetened beverages consumption among New Zealand children aged 8-12 years: a cross sectional study of sources and associates/correlates of consumption.. BMC Public Health. 21. 1. (pp. 2277-).
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12889-021-12345-9
dc.identifier.eissn1471-2458
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/19861
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd
dc.publisher.urihttps://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-021-12345-9
dc.relation.isPartOfBMC Public Health
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectBeverage
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectConsumption
dc.subjectKnowledge
dc.subjectSugar sweetened
dc.subjectBeverages
dc.subjectCarbonated Beverages
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.subjectSugar-Sweetened Beverages
dc.titleSugar-sweetened beverages consumption among New Zealand children aged 8-12 years: a cross sectional study of sources and associates/correlates of consumption
dc.typeJournal article
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