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. 2023 Mar;31(1):30-37.
doi: 10.21101/cejph.a7479.

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

Monika Kunzová  1   2 , Geraldo A Maranhao Neto  2 , Juan P González-Rivas  2   3   4
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Sugar-sweetened beverages and childhood abnormal adiposity in the Czech Republic - narrative literature review

Monika Kunzová et al. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2023 Mar.
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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 interventions in vulnerable groups. Observation of potential obesogenic contributors - including sugar-sweetened beverages - should be an integral part of effective action against the obesity pandemic.

Keywords: abnormal adiposity; children; soft drinks; sugar-sweetened beverages.

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