E T M Leermakers1, J F Felix2, N S Erler3, A Ćerimagić4, A I Wijtzes5, A Hofman6, H Raat7, H A Moll8, F Rivadeneira9, V W V Jaddoe2, O H Franco1, J C Kiefte-de Jong10. 1. 1] Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands [2] The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 2. 1] Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands [2] The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands [3] Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 3. 1] Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands [2] Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 4. Medical Faculty, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. 5. 1] The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands [2] Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 6. Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 7. Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 8. Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 9. Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 10. 1] Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands [2] Leiden University College, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/ OBJECTIVE: Intake of sugar-containing beverages (SCBs) has been associated with higher body mass index (BMI) in childhood. The potential effect of SCB intake during infancy is unclear. We examined the association of SCB intake at 13 months with BMI development until 6 years and body composition at age 6 years. SUBJECTS/ METHODS: This study included 2371 Dutch children from a population-based prospective cohort study. SCB intake at 13 months was assessed using a Food Frequency Questionnaire with validation against 24-h recalls and was standardized for total energy. BMI was calculated from repeated weight and height measurements, and age- and sex-specific s.d. scores were calculated. Adiposity was measured using Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. RESULTS: In girls, higher SCB intake at 13 months was significantly associated with higher BMI at ages 2, 3, 4 and 6 years (at age 6 years BMI (s.d. score) increase 0.11 (95% confidence interval (CI) +0.00; 0.23), high versus low intake). We observed a tendency towards higher android/gynoid fat ratio in girls with high intake (s.d. increase 0.14 (95% CI -0.02; 0.29), versus low intake) but not with body fat percentage. In boys, there was no association with BMI or body composition, but boys with high SCB intake at 13 months were taller at age 6 years (s.d. increase 0.14 (95% CI +0.00; 0.27), versus low intake). CONCLUSIONS: Higher SCB intake at 13 months was associated with higher BMI up to age 6 years in girls but not in boys. Our results imply that the unfavorable effects of SCB intake start early in life and that dietary advice regarding limiting SCB intake should already be given early in life.
BACKGROUND/ OBJECTIVE: Intake of sugar-containing beverages (SCBs) has been associated with higher body mass index (BMI) in childhood. The potential effect of SCB intake during infancy is unclear. We examined the association of SCB intake at 13 months with BMI development until 6 years and body composition at age 6 years. SUBJECTS/ METHODS: This study included 2371 Dutch children from a population-based prospective cohort study. SCB intake at 13 months was assessed using a Food Frequency Questionnaire with validation against 24-h recalls and was standardized for total energy. BMI was calculated from repeated weight and height measurements, and age- and sex-specific s.d. scores were calculated. Adiposity was measured using Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. RESULTS: In girls, higher SCB intake at 13 months was significantly associated with higher BMI at ages 2, 3, 4 and 6 years (at age 6 years BMI (s.d. score) increase 0.11 (95% confidence interval (CI) +0.00; 0.23), high versus low intake). We observed a tendency towards higher android/gynoid fat ratio in girls with high intake (s.d. increase 0.14 (95% CI -0.02; 0.29), versus low intake) but not with body fat percentage. In boys, there was no association with BMI or body composition, but boys with high SCB intake at 13 months were taller at age 6 years (s.d. increase 0.14 (95% CI +0.00; 0.27), versus low intake). CONCLUSIONS: Higher SCB intake at 13 months was associated with higher BMI up to age 6 years in girls but not in boys. Our results imply that the unfavorable effects of SCB intake start early in life and that dietary advice regarding limiting SCB intake should already be given early in life.
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