title: Soft drink consumption and excess weight gain in Australian school students: results from the Nepean study.
abstract: We studied the relation between soft drink/cordial (a sweet, flavoured, concentrated syrup that is mixed with water to taste), fruit juice/drink and milk consumption in mid-childhood, and body mass index (BMI) status in early adolescence in a contemporary Australian cohort. In 1996/7, 268 children (136 males) were recruited from western Sydney at baseline (mean+/-s.d.: 7.7+/-0.6 years), and at follow-up 5 years later (13.0+/-0.2 years). Height and weight were measured at both time periods and overweight and obesity defined using the International Obesity TaskForce criteria. Beverage consumption was calculated from a 3-day food record at baseline. Median carbohydrate intake from soft drink/cordial was 10 g higher (P=0.002) per day in children who were overweight/obese at follow-up compared to those who had an acceptable BMI at both baseline and follow-up. Intakes of soft drink/cordial in mid-childhood, but not fruit juice/fruit drink and milk, were associated with excess weight gain in early adolescence.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia. CharmaiT@chw.edu.au
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Tam
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Garnett
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Cowell
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cabrera
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Baur
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002253:Carbonated Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008892:Milk; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology*; D050177:Overweight; D015430:Weight Gain
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates