Characteristics of the School Food Environment Affect the Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Among Adolescents

Sugar-sweetened beverages are widely available and accessible in school environment, and their presence and characteristics of this environment can influence their consumption. This study examines the association of drinking fountains per 100 students, soft drink sales, soft drink advertising, and t...

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Published inFrontiers in nutrition (Lausanne) Vol. 8; p. 742744
Main Authors Rocha, Luana Lara, Pessoa, Milene Cristine, Gratão, Lúcia Helena Almeida, Carmo, Ariene Silva do, Cordeiro, Nayhanne Gomes, Cunha, Cristiane de Freitas, Oliveira, Tatiana Resende Prado Rangel de, Mendes, Larissa Loures
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Frontiers Media S.A 08.10.2021
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adolescent
food environment
Nutrition
public health
school
sugar-sweetened beverage
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Summary:Sugar-sweetened beverages are widely available and accessible in school environment, and their presence and characteristics of this environment can influence their consumption. This study examines the association of drinking fountains per 100 students, soft drink sales, soft drink advertising, and the presence of street vendors and sugar-sweetened beverages consumption among adolescents in Brazil. This cross-sectional study was carried out using data from the Study of Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents that was conducted between March 2013 and December 2014. The sample comprised 71,475 adolescents aged 12–17 years from 1,247 public and private schools in Brazilian cities. Sugar-sweetened beverages consumption was the dependent variable. The main effect was the school food environment, which was evaluated based on drinking fountains per 100 students, soft drink sales, soft drink advertising, and the presence of street vendors. Public and private schools that sold soft drinks were associated with higher average sugar-sweetened beverages consumption among adolescents. Our study highlights the importance of creating healthy school food environments by banning sugar-sweetened beverages in schools accordingly.
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This article was submitted to Nutritional Epidemiology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Nutrition
Edited by: Thea Magrone, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
Reviewed by: Nidhi Bedi, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (HIMSR), India; Neha Rathi, Banaras Hindu University, India
ISSN:2296-861X
2296-861X
DOI:10.3389/fnut.2021.742744