Roman Pabayo1, Joice Dias1, David Hemenway2, Beth E Molnar3. 1. 1Department of Community Health Sciences,School of Community Health Sciences,University of Nevada,Reno,Lombardi Recreation Center 203,MS 0274,1664 North Virginia Street,Reno,NV 89557,USA. 2. 4Department of Health Policy and Management,Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,Boston,MA,USA. 3. 5Bouvé College of Health Sciences,Northeastern University,Boston,MA,USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between sweetened beverage consumption and depressive symptoms among adolescents. DESIGN: In a cross-sectional study, adolescents were asked how often they drank soda and fruit drinks in the past 7 d. Depressive symptoms were measured using a brief adapted version of the Modified Depression Scale. Summation scores were standardized using the Z-transformation. We used multilevel multiple linear regression models to estimate the association between soda and fruit drink consumption and depressive symptoms. SETTING: The 2008 Boston Youth Survey. SUBJECTS: Adolescents (n 1878), high-school students in grades 9-12 of Boston public schools, Massachusetts, USA. RESULTS: Compared with those who never drank soda in the past 7 d, those who consumed soda 2-6 times/week (β=0·18; 95 % CI 0·04, 0·32) or ≥1 times/d (β=0·29; 95 % CI 0·13, 0·45) had higher depressive symptoms. Similarly, those who consumed fruit drinks 2-6 times/week (β=0·14; 95 % CI 0·00, 0·28) and those who consumed ≥1 times/d (β=0·22; 95 % CI 0·04, 0·40) had higher depressive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Frequent consumption of both soda and fruit drinks is associated with greater depressive symptoms among adolescents.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between sweetened beverage consumption and depressive symptoms among adolescents. DESIGN: In a cross-sectional study, adolescents were asked how often they drank soda and fruit drinks in the past 7 d. Depressive symptoms were measured using a brief adapted version of the Modified Depression Scale. Summation scores were standardized using the Z-transformation. We used multilevel multiple linear regression models to estimate the association between soda and fruit drink consumption and depressive symptoms. SETTING: The 2008 Boston Youth Survey. SUBJECTS: Adolescents (n 1878), high-school students in grades 9-12 of Boston public schools, Massachusetts, USA. RESULTS: Compared with those who never drank soda in the past 7 d, those who consumed soda 2-6 times/week (β=0·18; 95 % CI 0·04, 0·32) or ≥1 times/d (β=0·29; 95 % CI 0·13, 0·45) had higher depressive symptoms. Similarly, those who consumed fruit drinks 2-6 times/week (β=0·14; 95 % CI 0·00, 0·28) and those who consumed ≥1 times/d (β=0·22; 95 % CI 0·04, 0·40) had higher depressive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Frequent consumption of both soda and fruit drinks is associated with greater depressive symptoms among adolescents.
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Adolescents; Depressive symptoms; Soda and fruit drink consumption
Authors: M Ángeles Pérez-Ara; Margalida Gili; Marjolein Visser; Brenda W J H Penninx; Ingeborg A Brouwer; Ed Watkins; Matt Owens; Mauro García-Toro; Ulrich Hegerl; Elisabeth Kohls; Mariska Bot; Miquel Roca Journal: Nutrients Date: 2020-10-20 Impact factor: 5.717