A fizzy environment: Availability and consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among school students

Hebden, L; Hector, D; Hardy, LL; King, L

A fizzy environment: Availability and consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among school students

Hebden, L Hector, D Hardy, LL King, L

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Citation:: Preventive Medicine, 2013, 56 (6), pp. 416 - 418
Issue Date:: 2013-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Hebden, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hector, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hardy, LL	en_US
dc.contributor.author	King, L	en_US
dc.date.available	2013-02-18	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-06-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Preventive Medicine, 2013, 56 (6), pp. 416 - 418	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0091-7435	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/32570
dc.description.abstract	Objective: Reducing sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption has been targeted in obesity prevention strategies internationally. This study examined associations between SSB availability at school and in the home, and consumption among Australian school students. Method: Secondary analysis of the 2010 New South Wales Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey (n = 8058) was conducted. Logistic regression analyses tested the impact of SSB availability at school and in the home on consumption category (low, ≤ 1 cup/week; moderate, 2-4 cups/week; high, ≥ 5 cups/week). Results: Students in years K-10 (ages 4-16. years) who usually purchased sugar-sweetened soft drinks or sports drinks from their school canteen were almost three times as likely to be high consumers (AOR 2.90; 95%CI 2.26, 3.73). Students in years 6-10 (ages 9-16. years) were almost five times as likely to be high consumers if soft drinks were usually available in their home (AOR 4.63; 95%CI 3.48, 6.17), and almost ten times as likely to be high consumers if soft drinks were usually consumed with meals at home (AOR 9.83; 95%CI 6.06, 15.96). Conclusion: Limiting the availability of SSBs in the home and school environments is a prudent response to address high SSB consumption among school students, albeit only part of the solution for obesity prevention. © 2013 Elsevier Inc.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Preventive Medicine	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.02.017	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Public Health	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Nutrition Surveys	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Residence Characteristics	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Schools	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Students	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Food Services	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Beverages	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Carbonated Beverages	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Child	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Child, Preschool	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	New South Wales	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.title	A fizzy environment: Availability and consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among school students	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	56	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
utslib.for	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	6	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	56	en_US

Abstract:

Objective: Reducing sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption has been targeted in obesity prevention strategies internationally. This study examined associations between SSB availability at school and in the home, and consumption among Australian school students. Method: Secondary analysis of the 2010 New South Wales Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey (n = 8058) was conducted. Logistic regression analyses tested the impact of SSB availability at school and in the home on consumption category (low, ≤ 1 cup/week; moderate, 2-4 cups/week; high, ≥ 5 cups/week). Results: Students in years K-10 (ages 4-16. years) who usually purchased sugar-sweetened soft drinks or sports drinks from their school canteen were almost three times as likely to be high consumers (AOR 2.90; 95%CI 2.26, 3.73). Students in years 6-10 (ages 9-16. years) were almost five times as likely to be high consumers if soft drinks were usually available in their home (AOR 4.63; 95%CI 3.48, 6.17), and almost ten times as likely to be high consumers if soft drinks were usually consumed with meals at home (AOR 9.83; 95%CI 6.06, 15.96). Conclusion: Limiting the availability of SSBs in the home and school environments is a prudent response to address high SSB consumption among school students, albeit only part of the solution for obesity prevention. © 2013 Elsevier Inc.

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