Sugar-sweetened beverages and childhood abnormal adiposity in the Czech Republic - narrative literature review

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KUNZOVÁ Monika MARANHAO NETO Geraldo A. GONZALEZ-RIVAS Juan P.

Year of publication 2023
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
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Faculty of Medicine

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Web https://cejph.szu.cz/artkey/cjp-202301-0005_sugar-sweetened-beverages-and-childhood-abnormal-adiposity-in-the-czech-republic-8211-narrative-literature-r.php
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.21101/cejph.a7479
Keywords sugar-sweetened beverages; soft drinks; abnormal adiposity; children
Description Objectives: In Czech children, the burden related to the high body-mass index is rising. In the last three decades, Western eating patterns have influenced Czech children's diet, including the high consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. This narrative review aims to evaluate evidence of the trend of sugar-sweetened beverages consumption in Czech children and its impact on the prevalence of childhood abnormal adiposity.Methods: A comprehensive literature review in MEDLINE (PubMed) and a hand search using references in identified articles were performed. The inclusion criteria were population-based studies of randomly selected samples of children from 0 to 18 years old, data involving the Czech population, published from 1990 to 2021. The results were organized into three sections - childhood abnormal adiposity, SSBs consumption, and the association between SSBs consumption and abnormal adiposity.Results: The studies showed a significant increase in abnormal adiposity in both genders and all age categories. The highest prevalence of abnormal adiposity was observed in boys and younger children. On the contrary, sugar-sweetened beverages showed a significant decline in daily consumption among Czech children of both genders and all age categories. No results were found for consequences of abnormal adiposity concerning sugar-sweetened beverages consumption.Conclusion: Findings from this review could serve public health experts to detect the areas of a gap in research and establish potential interven-tions in vulnerable groups. Observation of potential obesogenic contributors - including sugar-sweetened beverages - should be an integral part of effective action against the obesity pandemic.
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