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

KUNZOVÁ, Monika, Geraldo A. MARANHAO NETO and Juan P. GONZALEZ-RIVAS. Sugar-sweetened beverages and childhood abnormal adiposity in the Czech Republic - narrative literature review. CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. CZECH REPUBLIC: NATL INST PUBLIC HEALTH, 2023, vol. 31, No 1, p. 30-37. ISSN 1210-7778. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.21101/cejph.a7479.

Basic information

• Original name: Sugar-sweetened beverages and childhood abnormal adiposity in the Czech Republic - narrative literature review
• Authors: KUNZOVÁ, Monika (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Geraldo A. MARANHAO NETO and Juan P. GONZALEZ-RIVAS.
• Edition: CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, CZECH REPUBLIC, NATL INST PUBLIC HEALTH, 2023, 1210-7778.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 30304 Public and environmental health
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 1.200 in 2022
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14110/23:00130633
• Organization unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.21101/cejph.a7479
• UT WoS: 000982296500005
• Keywords in English: sugar-sweetened beverages; soft drinks; abnormal adiposity; children
• Tags: 14110525, rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

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.

Links

• MUNI/A/1402/2021, interní kód MU: Name: Prohlubování znalostí v oblasti zdravotních rizik a benefitů výživy, prostředí a životního stylu IV

Investor: Masaryk University

• 733032, interní kód MU: Name: European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (Acronym: HBM4EU)

Investor: European Union, Health, demographic change and wellbeing (Societal Challenges)