Lili Yang1, Pascal Bovet1, Yunxia Liu1, Min Zhao1, Chuanwei Ma1, Yajun Liang1, Bo Xi1. 1. Lili Yang, Chuanwei Ma, and Bo Xi are with the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China. Pascal Bovet is with the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. Yunxia Liu is with the Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shandong University. Min Zhao is with the Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Shandong University. Yajun Liang is with the Department of Public Health, Karolinska Institutet-Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To compare consumption of carbonated soft drinks among young adolescents in 53 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). METHODS: We used 2009 to 2013 Global School-based Student Health Survey data to assess 137 449 young adolescents aged 12 to 15 years with available data (via a standardized questionnaire) on frequency of carbonated soft drink consumption. RESULTS: Overall, young adolescents reported having consumed carbonated soft drinks 1.39 times per day (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.26, 1.51), and 54.3% of adolescents reported consuming a carbonated soft drink at least once per day. Frequency (times per day) varied greatly across countries, ranging from 0.52 (95% CI = 0.43, 0.60) in Kiribati to 2.39 (95% CI = 2.25, 2.53) in Suriname. CONCLUSIONS: Our data confirm that consumption of carbonated soft drinks is frequent among young adolescents in LMICs. Our findings highlight the need for interventions in these countries to reduce adolescents' carbonated soft drink consumption.
OBJECTIVES: To compare consumption of carbonated soft drinks among young adolescents in 53 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). METHODS: We used 2009 to 2013 Global School-based Student Health Survey data to assess 137 449 young adolescents aged 12 to 15 years with available data (via a standardized questionnaire) on frequency of carbonated soft drink consumption. RESULTS: Overall, young adolescents reported having consumed carbonated soft drinks 1.39 times per day (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.26, 1.51), and 54.3% of adolescents reported consuming a carbonated soft drink at least once per day. Frequency (times per day) varied greatly across countries, ranging from 0.52 (95% CI = 0.43, 0.60) in Kiribati to 2.39 (95% CI = 2.25, 2.53) in Suriname. CONCLUSIONS: Our data confirm that consumption of carbonated soft drinks is frequent among young adolescents in LMICs. Our findings highlight the need for interventions in these countries to reduce adolescents' carbonated soft drink consumption.
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