Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Consumption and Associated Factors Among Northeastern Chinese Children

Overview

Journal Nutrients

Date 2021 Jul 2

PMID 34209665

Citations 7

Authors

Xuxiu Zhuang

Yang Liu

Joel Gittelsohn

Emma Lewis

Shenzhi Song

Yanan Ma

Deliang Wen

Affiliations

Soon will be listed here.

Abstract

(1) Background: The present study aimed to investigate the association between home-related factors, community environmental factors, and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) intake among Northeastern Chinese children. (2) Methods: Cross-sectional. Children with complete data were included in the analysis ( = 901). A questionnaire modified according to BEVQ-15 measured the intake of SSBs. Logistic regression was applied to determine the factors associated with the consumption of SSBs. IBM SPSS Statistics 23.0 was applied to perform all statistical analyses. (3) Results: The mean total amount of SSBs consumed on a weekly basis was 2214.04 ± 2188.62 mL. Children's weekly pocket money, frequency of SSBs purchase, SSBs availability at home, the number of accessible supermarkets, and frequency of weekly visits to convenience stores were all found to be associated with a high intake of SSBs among all children. Among children of normal weight, the findings indicated that weekly pocket money, SSBs availability at home, and number of accessible supermarkets were associated with a high SSBs intake. At the same time, frequency of SSBs purchase, mother's SSBs intake, and frequency of weekly visits to convenience stores were associated with a high SSBs intake among children with obesity. (4) Conclusions: Given the potential negative health effects of high SSBs intake, it is crucial to pay attention to home-related factors and community environment.

Citing Articles

Sugar-sweetened beverages, relative grip strength, and psychological symptoms among rural adolescents in western China: a cross-sectional study.

Zhang Y, Xiong J, Sun R, Chai G, Xiong L Front Nutr. 2025; 12:1511256.

PMID: 39886545 PMC: 11774743. DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1511256.

Associations between sugar-sweetened beverages consumption, duration of physical exercise, and depressive symptoms among Tibetan university students at high altitude.

Yang Y, Liu J, Dai D Front Psychol. 2024; 15:1439451.

PMID: 39228870 PMC: 11368796. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1439451.

Individuals' perceptions of the factors linked to everyday soft drink consumption among university students: qualitative study.

Sarhan M, Aljohani S, Alnazzawi Y, Alharbi N, Alotaibi S, Alhujaili A Front Nutr. 2024; 11:1388918.

PMID: 39224179 PMC: 11366578. DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1388918.

Intergenerational transmission of parental risky health behaviors in Chinese children: Are there socioeconomic status differences?.

Yu Z, Qin W, Li J Front Med (Lausanne). 2023; 9:842817.

PMID: 36698800 PMC: 9870313. DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.842817.

Is Adolescents' Free Sugar Intake Associated with the Free Sugar Intake of Their Parents?.

Zhang R, Yang Q, Tang Q, Xi Y, Lin Q, Yang L Nutrients. 2022; 14(22).

PMID: 36432428 PMC: 9693973. DOI: 10.3390/nu14224741.

References

Zahid A, Davey C, Reicks M . Beverage Intake among Children: Associations with Parent and Home-Related Factors. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017; 14(8). PMC: 5580631. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14080929. View

Fausnacht A, Myers E, Hess E, Davy B, Hedrick V . Update of the BEVQ-15, a beverage intake questionnaire for habitual beverage intake for adults: determining comparative validity and reproducibility. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2020; 33(5):729-737. DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12749. View

Bogart L, Cowgill B, Sharma A, Uyeda K, Sticklor L, Alijewicz K . Parental and home environmental facilitators of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among overweight and obese Latino youth. Acad Pediatr. 2013; 13(4):348-55. PMC: 3706467. DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2013.02.009. View

Okour A, Saadeh R, Hijazi M, Khalaileh H, Alfaqih M . Socioeconomic status, perceptions and obesity among adolescents in Jordan. Pan Afr Med J. 2020; 34:148. PMC: 7024107. DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2019.34.148.19641. View

Park S, Blanck H, Sherry B, Brener N, OToole T . Factors associated with sugar-sweetened beverage intake among United States high school students. J Nutr. 2012; 142(2):306-12. PMC: 4532336. DOI: 10.3945/jn.111.148536. View

Shier V, Nicosia N, Datar A . Neighborhood and home food environment and children's diet and obesity: Evidence from military personnel's installation assignment. Soc Sci Med. 2016; 158:122-31. PMC: 5042141. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.03.043. View

Bleich S, Vercammen K . The negative impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on children's health: an update of the literature. BMC Obes. 2018; 5:6. PMC: 5819237. DOI: 10.1186/s40608-017-0178-9. View

Perez-Farinos N, Villar-Villalba C, Lopez Sobaler A, Dal Re Saavedra M, Aparicio A, Santos Sanz S . The relationship between hours of sleep, screen time and frequency of food and drink consumption in Spain in the 2011 and 2013 ALADINO: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2017; 17(1):33. PMC: 5217644. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3962-4. View

Mesirow M, Welsh J . Changing beverage consumption patterns have resulted in fewer liquid calories in the diets of US children: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001-2010. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2014; 115(4):559-66.e4. DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2014.09.004. View

10.

Punitha V, Amudhan A, Sivaprakasam P, Rathnaprabhu V . Pocket Money: Influence on Body Mass Index and Dental Caries among Urban Adolescents. J Clin Diagn Res. 2015; 8(12):JC10-2. PMC: 4316279. DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/10498.5310. View

11.

Malik V, Pan A, Willett W, Hu F . Sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gain in children and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013; 98(4):1084-102. PMC: 3778861. DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.113.058362. View

12.

von Philipsborn P, Stratil J, Burns J, Busert L, Pfadenhauer L, Polus S . Environmental interventions to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and their effects on health. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019; 6:CD012292. PMC: 6564085. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012292.pub2. View

13.

Ranjit N, Evans M, Byrd-Williams C, Evans A, Hoelscher D . Dietary and activity correlates of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adolescents. Pediatrics. 2010; 126(4):e754-61. PMC: 3045775. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-1229. View

14.

Gan W, Mohamed S, Law L . Unhealthy Lifestyle Associated with Higher Intake of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages among Malaysian School-Aged Adolescents. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019; 16(15). PMC: 6696103. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16152785. View

15.

Haughton C, Waring M, Wang M, Rosal M, Pbert L, Lemon S . Home Matters: Adolescents Drink More Sugar-Sweetened Beverages When Available at Home. J Pediatr. 2018; 202:121-128. PMC: 6233293. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.06.046. View

16.

Cui Y, Forget E, Zhu Y, Torabi M, Oguzoglu U . The effects of cigarette price and the amount of pocket money on youth smoking initiation and intensity in Canada. Can J Public Health. 2018; 110(1):93-102. PMC: 6964627. DOI: 10.17269/s41997-018-0123-9. View

17.

Scully M, Morley B, Niven P, Crawford D, Pratt I, Wakefield M . Factors associated with high consumption of soft drinks among Australian secondary-school students. Public Health Nutr. 2017; 20(13):2340-2348. PMC: 10261571. DOI: 10.1017/S1368980017000118. View

18.

Perkins J, Perkins H, Craig D . Misperceptions of peer norms as a risk factor for sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among secondary school students. J Am Diet Assoc. 2010; 110(12):1916-21. DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2010.09.008. View

19.

Seo E, Kim S, Kim S, Kim J, Park J, Yoon H . Life satisfaction and happiness associated with depressive symptoms among university students: a cross-sectional study in Korea. Ann Gen Psychiatry. 2018; 17:52. PMC: 6297950. DOI: 10.1186/s12991-018-0223-1. View

20.

Fulkerson J, Friend S, Horning M, Flattum C, Draxten M, Neumark-Sztainer D . Family Home Food Environment and Nutrition-Related Parent and Child Personal and Behavioral Outcomes of the Healthy Home Offerings via the Mealtime Environment (HOME) Plus Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2017; 118(2):240-251. PMC: 5711643. DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2017.04.006. View