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- Title
Impact of a School-Based Intervention on Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Substitution by Water in Mexican Scholars.
- Authors
Olvera, Laura Gabriela Téllez; Martínez, Lilia Castillo; Souza, Bárbara da Silva Nalin de; Sichieri, Rosely; Ruíz Arregui, Liliana; Rodríguez Garcia, Wendy D.; de la Torre, Guadalupe Silvia García
- Abstract
Introduction: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children has increased in recent years, associated with substituting plain water intake with sugar-sweetened beverages. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of a school-based intervention that aimed to replace sugar-sweetened beverages with water on Mexican scholars. Methods: We included 314 children aged 9–11 from three public schools of the State of Hidalgo, Mexico, randomized to intervention (two schools from the municipality of Apan; six classes with 146 participants) or control group (one school from the municipality of Emiliano Zapata; six classes with 168 participants) and followed for 6 months. The intervention consisted of placing drinking fountains at schools and classrooms with nutritional education lessons to increase water consumption and decrease sugar-sweetened beverages. Mixed models for repeated measures were used to assess the impact of the intervention. Results: At the end of the study, water consumption was higher (200 mL/day, p = 0.005), and flavored milk consumption was lower (94 mL/day, p = 0.044) in the intervention group compared with the control group. There was also a statistically significant reduction in energy (p = 0.016) and sugar intake (p = 0.007). Conclusions: The school-based intervention favorably modified the consumption pattern of sugar-sweetened beverages and water in Mexican students.
- Subjects
MEXICO; DRINKING (Physiology); SCHOOL environment; REPEATED measures design; MEXICANS; FOOD consumption; RESEARCH funding; SCHOOLS; STATISTICAL sampling; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DISEASE prevalence; WATER; CHILDHOOD obesity; COMPARATIVE studies; DATA analysis software; SCHOOL health services; BEVERAGES; NUTRITION education
- Publication
Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism, 2024, Vol 80, Issue 3, p136
- ISSN
0250-6807
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000538142