Sugar-sweetened beverage intake and its associations with cardiometabolic risks among adolescents

Loh DA 1 , Moy FM 1 , Zaharan NL 2 , Jalaludin MY 3 , Mohamed Z 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Julius Centre University of Malaya, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Pediatr Obes, 2017 02;12(1):e1-e5.
PMID: 26843446 DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12108

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Investigations on sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake and cardiometabolic risks among Asians are scant.

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to examine associations between SSB intake and cardiometabolic risks among Malaysian adolescents.

METHODS: Anthropometric data, blood pressure (BP), fasting blood glucose (FBG), lipid profiles and insulin levels measured involved 873 adolescents (aged 13 years). SSB intake, dietary patterns and physical activity level (PAL) were self-reported.

RESULTS: Mean SSB consumption was 177.5 mL day-1 with significant differences among ethnicities (Malay, Chinese, Indians and Others) (p 

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