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Sweets and sugar-sweetened soft drink intake in childhood in relation to adult BMI and overweight. The cardiovascular risk in young Finns study
Nissinen K, Mikkila V, Mannisto S et al. (2009) Public Health Nutrition 2018-2026
Objective To examine the association between intake of sweets and sugar sweetened soft drinks in childhood and adulthood with adult BMI and overweight.
Design Prospective observational study with 21 year follow-up.
Setting East and West Finland. Participants Randomly selected volunteers boys (967) and girls (1172) aged 3-18 (mean 10.7 years) at baseline (1980). Of 3596 subjects surveyed at baseline 2139 were included in the follow-up study (mean age 31.7).
Main outcome measures Baseline and adult estimates of dietary intake of sweets and sugar-sweetened soft drinks; BMI in adult subjects.
Results There was no association between intake of sweets in early life, or change in intake between the two time points, and the chances of being overweight as an adult for either gender. In adult women, but not in men, there was a positive association between the change in consumption of soft drinks from early life to adulthood and BMI, and the chances of being overweight.
Conclusions Soft drink intake may be important in weight control in women.
December 2009
