Soft drink consumption, dietary intakes and body weight status among children aged 9 to 11 years /
Soft drink consumption may contribute to the epidemic of childhood overweight. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the soft drink consumption among primary school children in Selangor and its association with dietary intakes and body weight status. This study comprised 179 primary school...
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| Summary: | Soft drink consumption may contribute to the epidemic of childhood overweight. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the soft drink consumption among primary school children in Selangor and its association with dietary intakes and body weight status. This study comprised 179 primary school children aged 9 to 11 years from the three major ethnic groups, which were Malays (49.7%), Chinese (30.7%), and Indians (19.6%). Body weight and height were measured and BMI-for-age by sex .of the children was assessed. Two-day-24-hour dietary recall and selfadministered soft drink intake questionnaire were used to determine the dietary intakes and soft drink consumption among children. An average of 480.6±270.0ml soft drink a day was consumed among the children. The distribution of energy ratio showed that carbohydrate contributed 51.5% of total energy intake, followed by fat (33.0%), and protein (15.5%). Nutrients achieved 100% Recommended Nutrient Intakes for Malaysia (RNI) were riboflavin (120.3%), vitamin A (121.7%) and vitamin C (137.4%). Other nutrients which did not achieve 100% of RNI include thiamine (86.1%), niacin (87.0%), and calcium (67.4%). Most of the children were in the normal weight category (64.2%), followed by 27.9% were overweight and obese, and the remaining were thin and severely thin (7.9%). Among all the sociodemographic variables, age is the only factor that positively associated with soft drink consumption (r=0.179;p=0.016). No correlation was found between soft drink consumption and BMI z-score in children (r=0.025p;=0.743). However, soft drink consumption. was positively associated with total energy intake (r=0.163p;=0.030), vitamin A (r=0.153; p=0.041), and total sugar intake'(r=0.211p; =0.005), but was not associated with other nutrients examined in this study. In conclusion, a relatively high consumption of soft drink among children was found in this study. Further research is needed to examine the long term health consequences of soft drink consumption in children. |
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