Intake of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Adolescents from Troms, Norway-The Tromsø Study: Fit Futures.
High intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) has been associated with weight gain and chronic disease. The objective of this paper was to study the intake of SSB and characteristics associated with SSB intake in adolescents from Troms, Norway. We present results from a cross-sectional analysis from the Tromsø Study: Fit Futures, with 426 female and 444 male students aged 15⁻17 years (93% participation rate). Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analyses were performed. Among females, 31.8% drank at least one glass of SSB per day on average, compared to 61.0% among males. The adjusted OR (odds ratio) of daily SSB drinking for males vs. females was 3.74 (95% CI (confidence interval) 2.68⁻5.22). Other dietary habits such as eating snacks, drinking artificially sweetened beverages, fruit juice, and seldom eating breakfast were associated with higher odds for daily SSB drinking, as was daily snuffing. Weight class was not associated with daily SSB drinking. Students in vocational studies, particularly males tended to be more likely to be daily SSB drinkers. The prevalence of participants who on average were daily drinkers was higher than in national studies. We have identified several possible targets for interventions. Clustering of unhealthy behaviours and tendencies to socioeconomic differences are of particular concern.
['Skeie|Guri|G|0000-0003-2476-4251', 'Sandvær|Vårin|V|', 'Grimnes|Guri|G|']
D000293:Adolescent D001628:Beverages D004034:Diet Surveys D005260:Female D006801:Humans D008297:Male D009664:Norway D013549:Sweetening Agents
sugar-sweetened beverages adolescent Norway dietary behaviour nutrition