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The association between beverage intake and overweight and obesity among Canadian adults

Overweight and obesity in Canada has significantly increased during the last three decades, paralleled by increased intake of fat and sugar particularly sugary beverages leading to higher level of energy intake, as well as reduction in physical activity. Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.2, 2004 (CCHS 2.2), provides the opportunity to evaluate beverage intakes of Canadians in relation to overweight and obesity using Body Mass Index (BMI).<p>
To examine the association between sugar-sweetened beverages and BMI in Canadian adults, we used data from CCHS 2.2 (n=14,304, aged >18 year and <65 year) in which dietary intake was assessed using 24-h recall. In various steps, data on beverage consumption were identified, coded and classified. Using descriptive statistics, we determined total gram intake and the contribution of each beverage to total energy intake among age/sex groups. To determine the most suitable patterns of beverage consumptions among Canadian adults, a cluster analysis K-means method was applied. Males and females were classified into distinct clusters based on the dominant pattern of beverage intakes. Finally, step-wise logistic regression models were used to determine associations between sugar-sweetened beverages and BMI, controlling for age, marital status, income, education, physical activity, total energy intake, immigration status, smoking habits and ethnicity. To account for complex survey design, all data were weighted and bootstrapped.<p>
BMI in women with predominant fruit drink pattern (791.1±32.9 g) was significantly higher than those with no dominant pattern in beverage consumption (28.3±1 vs. 26.8±0.3 respectively, P<0.001). In women, high intake of fruit drinks was a significant predictor of overweight (OR=1.84, 95% C.I:1.06-3.20), obesity (OR=2.55, 95% C.I:1.46-4.47) and overweight/obesity (OR=2.05, 95% C.I:1.29-3.25). In men, mean BMI was not different among beverage consumption clusters and none of the beverages was a predictor for overweight and obesity. For the first time, in a nationally representative data, we report association of sugar-sweetened beverages and overweight and obesity in Canadian women.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:USASK/oai:usask.ca:etd-10272010-120730
Date17 November 2010
CreatorsNikpartow, Nooshin
ContributorsLim, Hyun, Vatanparast, Hassan, Whiting, Susan, Janzen, Bonnie
PublisherUniversity of Saskatchewan
Source SetsUniversity of Saskatchewan Library
LanguageEnglish
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