scholarly journals School randomised trial on prevention of excessive weight gain by discouraging students from drinking sodas

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosely Sichieri ◽  
Ana Paula Trotte ◽  
Rita Adriana de Souza ◽  
Gloria V Veiga
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Randomised Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Educational Programme ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Daily Consumption ◽  
Sugar Sweetened Beverages ◽  
Excessive Weight Gain ◽  
Sweetened Beverages ◽  
Excessive Weight

AbstractObjectiveTo determine whether an educational programme aimed at discouraging students from drinking sugar-sweetened beverages could prevent excessive weight gain.DesignForty-seven classes in twenty-two schools were randomised as intervention or control.SubjectsParticipants were 1140, 9–12-year-old fourth graders (435 in the intervention group and 608 in the control group). Sugar-sweetened beverages and juice intake were measured through one 24 h recall at baseline and another at the end of the trial. The main outcome was the change in BMI (BMI = weight (kg)/height (m2)), measured at the beginning and at the end of the school year. Intention-to-treat analysis was performed taking into account the cluster (classes) effect.ResultsA statistically significant decrease in the daily consumption of carbonated drinks in the intervention compared to control (mean difference = −56 ml; 95 % CI −119, −7 ml) was followed by a non-significant overall reduction in BMI, P = 0·33. However, among those students overweight at baseline, the intervention group showed greater BMI reduction (−0·4 kg/m2 compared with −0·2 kg/m2 in the control group (P = 0·11)), and this difference was statistically significant among girls (P = 0·009). Fruit juice consumption was slightly increased in the intervention group (P = 0·08), but not among girls.ConclusionDecreasing sugar-sweetened beverages intake significantly reduced BMI among overweight children, and mainly among girls. Efforts to reduce energy intake through liquids need to emphasise overall sweetened beverages and addition of sugar on juices.

scholarly journals Traffic-light labels and financial incentives to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage purchases by low-income Latino families: a randomized controlled trial

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 1426-1434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca L Franckle ◽  
Douglas E Levy ◽  
Lorena Macias-Navarro ◽  
Eric B Rimm ◽  
Anne N Thorndike
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
Sugar Sweetened Beverages ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Sweetened Beverages

AbstractObjectiveThe objective of the present study was to test the effectiveness of financial incentives and traffic-light labels to reduce purchases of sugar-sweetened beverages in a community supermarket.DesignIn this randomized controlled trial, after a 2-month baseline period (February–March 2014), in-store traffic-light labels were posted to indicate healthy (green), less healthy (yellow) or unhealthy (red) beverages. During the subsequent five months (April–August 2014), participants in the intervention arm were eligible to earn a $US 25 in-store gift card each month they refrained from purchasing red-labelled beverages.SettingUrban supermarket in Chelsea, MA, USA, a low-income Latino community.SubjectsParticipants were customers of this supermarket who had at least one child living at home. A total of 148 customers (n 77 in the intervention group and n 71 in the control group) were included in the final analyses.ResultsOutcomes were monthly in-store purchases tracked using a store loyalty card and self-reported consumption of red-labelled beverages. Compared with control participants, the proportion of intervention participants who purchased any red-labelled beverages decreased by 9 % more per month (P=0·002). More intervention than control participants reduced their consumption of red-labelled beverages (−23 % v. −2 % for consuming ≥1 red beverage/week, P=0·01).ConclusionsOverall, financial incentives paired with in-store traffic-light labels modestly reduced purchase and consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages by customers of a community supermarket.

scholarly journals Intestinal Enterococcus abundance correlates inversely with excessive weight gain and increased plasma leptin in breastfed infants

2020 ◽  
Vol 96 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Frederik Laursen ◽  
Melanie Wange Larsson ◽  
Mads Vendelbo Lind ◽  
Anni Larnkjær ◽  
Christian Mølgaard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Breast Milk ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Excessive Weight Gain ◽  
Breastfed Infants ◽  
Excessive Weight ◽  
Small Subgroup ◽  
Plasma Leptin

ABSTRACT Epidemiological evidence indicates that breastfeeding provides protection against development of overweight/obesity. Nonetheless, a small subgroup of infants undergo excessive weight gain during exclusive breastfeeding, a phenomenon that remains unexplained. Breast milk contains both gut-seeding microbes and substrates for microbial growth in the gut of infants, and a large body of evidence suggests a role for gut microbes in host metabolism. Based on the recently established SKOT III cohort, we investigated the role of the infant gut microbiota in excessive infant weight gain during breastfeeding, including 30 exclusively breastfed infants, 13 of which exhibited excessive weight gain and 17 controls which exhibited normal weight gain during infancy. Infants undergoing excessive weight gain during breastfeeding had a reduced abundance of gut Enterococcus as compared with that observed in the controls. Within the complete cohort, Enterococcus abundance correlated inversely with age/gender-adjusted body-weight, body-mass index and waist circumference, body fat and levels of plasma leptin. The reduced abundance of Enterococcus in infants with excessive weight gain was coupled to a lower content of Enterococcus in breast milk samples of their mothers than seen for mothers in the control group. Together, this suggests that lack of breast milk-derived gut-seeding Enterococci may contribute to excessive weight gain in breastfed infants.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN INDEKS MASSA TUBUH IBU DAN PENINGKATAN BERAT BADAN SAAT KEHAMILAN DENGAN PREEKLAMPSIA

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hermanto Quedarusman ◽  
John Wantania ◽  
Juneke J. Kaeng
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Case Group ◽  
Maternal Body Mass Index ◽  
Obese Women ◽  
Excessive Weight Gain ◽  
Excessive Weight ◽  
Weight Gain During Pregnancy

Abstract: Preeclampsia is a health problem that occurs when a pregnancy reaches 20 weeks or more, preeclampsia is accompanied by hypertension and protenuria as main signs. Women with obesity before pregnancy are known to have higher risk to get preeclampsia during pregnancy than those with normal IMT. Excessive weight gain during pregnancy can also increase the risk of preeclampsia in pregnant woman. The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between maternal body mass index and weight gain during pregnancy with preeclampsia.This research used observasional-analytic method through case-control approach. The number of case group is 38 people and the number of control group is 38 people. The result shows that at risk women were four times more likely to develop preeclampsia during pregnancy than those with normal IMT (OR= 4,32 95% CI= 1,15-16,12), and obese women were five times more likely to develop preeclampsia during pregnancy than those with normal IMT (OR= 5,06 95% CI= 1,46-12,67). The result also shows that women with excessive weight gain during pregnancy were almost three times more likely to develop preeclampsia during preeclampsia than women with normal weight gain during pregnancy (OR=2,53 95% IK= 0,99-31,81). The results show that there is a significant association between maternal IMT and weight gain during pregnancy with preeclampsia. Key Word: BMI, obesity, pregnancy and preeclampsia     Abstrak: Preeklampsia adalah masalah kesehatan yang terjadi pada usia kehamilan 20 minggu ke atas dengan tanda utama hipertensi dan protenuria. Wanita dengan obesitas sebelum kehamilan memiliki risiko lebih besar untuk menderita preeklampsia dibandingkan wanita normal. Peningkatan berat badan berlebihan saat kehamilan juga dapat meningkatkan risiko terjadinya preeklampsia pada wanita hamil. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui hubungan antara indeks massa tubuh (IMT) ibu dan peningkatan berat badan saat kehamilan dengan preeklampsia. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode observasional-analitik dengan desain case-control. Jumlah sampel untuk kelompok kasus 38 orang dan untuk kelompok kontrol 38 orang. Hasil dalam penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kelompok IMT at risk berisiko empat kali lebih besar untuk menderita preeklampsia dibandingkan kelompok IMT normal (OR= 4,32 95% IK= 1,15-16,12), sedangkan kelompok IMT obesitas berisiko lima kali lebih besar untuk menderita preeklampsia dibandingkan kelompok IMT normal (OR= 5,06 95% IK= 1,46-12,67). Kelompok dengan peningkatan berat badan tinggi berisiko hampir tiga kali lebih besar untuk menderita preeklampsia dibandingkan wanita dengan peningkatan berat badan saat hamil normal (OR=2,53 95% IK= 0,99-31,81). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan bermakna antara indeks massa tubuh ibu dan peningkatan berat badan saat kehamilan dengan preeklampsia. Kata Kunci: IMT, obesitas, kehamilan, dan preeklampsia.

scholarly journals Time trends (1995–2008) in dietary habits among adolescents in relation to the Norwegian school fruit scheme: the HUNT study

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Marie Hovdenak ◽  
Elling Bere ◽  
Tonje Holte Stea
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Potato Chips ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Type ◽  
Daily Consumption ◽  
Secular Changes ◽  
Sweetened Beverages ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Introduction The importance of healthy eating in adolescence is well established. The present study examined possible effects of the free Norwegian School Fruit Scheme (NSFS), changes in dietary habits between 1995 and 2008, and whether secular changes in dietary habits differed among schools who implemented the NSFS during September 2007. Method We used data from the Young-HUNT1 survey conducted from 1995 to 1997 and the Young-HUNT3 survey conducted from 2006 to 2008, which are part of the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT), a longitudinal population health study. To evaluate the NSFS, the date Young-HUNT3 participants answered the questionnaire was used to identify affiliation to the intervention group (post-September 2007, n = 1892) or control group (pre-September 2007, n = 2855). To explore dietary habits over time, adolescents attending the same schools in Young-HUNT1 (n = 4137) and Young-HUNT3 (n = 4113) were included. Further, we investigated secular changes in dietary habits according to school type (intervention schools vs control schools). In all analysis, we explored possible differential effects according to socioeconomic status (SES) and gender. A questionnaire measured adolescents’ consumption of fruit, vegetables, candy, potato chips, sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and artificially sweetened beverages (ASB). Educational intention was used as a proxy for SES. Multilevel logistic regression was used. Results Within Young-HUNT3, the intervention group showed increased odds of daily consumption of fruit (aOR 1.7, 95% CI = 1.3–2.4) compared to the control group. Over time, adolescents were more likely to consume fruit (aOR = 1.48, 95% CI = 1.28–1.71), vegetables (OR = 1.41, 95% CI = 1.28–1.53), potato chips (aOR = 1.60, 95% CI = 1.26–2.04) and SSB (OR = 2.02, 95% CI = 1.66–2.45). Secular changes for fruit differed by school type: adolescents in intervention schools had higher odds of daily consumption (aOR = 1.82, 95% CI = 1.38–2.38) than those in control schools (aOR 1.26, 95% CI = 1.07–1.47). Conclusion The results indicated that the NSFS increased adolescents’ fruit consumption. In the period assessed, the study identified positive and negative changes in adolescents’ dietary habits.

The role of antenatal education for the prevention of excessive weight gain during pregnancy

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Amadori ◽  
Carmela Melluzza ◽  
Alessia Motta ◽  
Alberto De Pedrini ◽  
Daniela Surico
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Excessive Weight Gain ◽  
Antenatal Education ◽  
Excessive Weight ◽  
Weight Gain During Pregnancy

Screening for celiac disease among children with overweight and obesity: toward exploring celiac iceberg

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 995-1002
Author(s):  
Valeria Calcaterra ◽  
Corrado Regalbuto ◽  
Matteo Manuelli ◽  
Catherine Klersy ◽  
Gloria Pelizzo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Celiac Disease ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Autoimmune Diseases ◽  
Medical History ◽  
Unknown Origin ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Excessive Weight Gain ◽  
Familial Predisposition ◽  
Excessive Weight ◽  
Hla Dq2

AbstractObjectivesThe coexistence of celiac disease (CD) and obesity/overweight is not unusual. We investigate the prevalence and clinical presentation of CD, detected by screening, among children with excessive weight gain.MethodsWe enrolled 200 children referred for overweight/obesity to our outpatient clinic. Medical history during pregnancy and childhood and lifestyle variables were recorded. Patients were screened for CD with total immunoglobulin A (IgA), IgA anti-transglutaminase (tTG-IgA) and IgA anti-endomysial antibodies (EMA-IgA). In subjects with positive autoantibodies, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGDS) was performed and genetic testing for HLA DQ2 and/or DQ8 haplotypes was tested.ResultsCD positive antibodies (tTg-IgA and EMA-IgA) were detected in eight patients (4%); in all subjects CD diagnosis was confirmed by HLA-DQ2 and/or DQ8 compatibility and EGDS. No association between CD and medical history during pregnancy and childhood or lifestyle variables was noted; however, a dietary difference was identified with those testing positive for CD also reporting a lower weekly consumption of fruits and vegetables (p=0.04). Headache was reported more frequently in patients with than without CD (p=0.04). Familiar positivity for autoimmune diseases was revealed in CD patients (p=0.01).ConclusionCD should be considered in children with excessive weight gain. Familial predisposition to other autoimmune diseases may represent a risk factor for development of CD. Even though the relationship between headache and CD is not well defined, the patients with headache of unknown origin should be screened for CD.

scholarly journals Family sociodemographic characteristics as correlates of children’s breakfast habits and weight status in eight European countries. The ENERGY (EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth) project

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 774-783 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yannis Manios ◽  
George Moschonis ◽  
Odysseas Androutsos ◽  
Christina Filippou ◽  
Wendy Van Lippevelde ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Excessive Weight Gain ◽  
Breakfast Consumption ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Excessive Weight

AbstractObjectiveThe purpose of the present study was to investigate the associations of family sociodemographic characteristics with children’s weight status and whether these potential associations are mediated by children’s breakfast habits.DesignA school-based survey among 10–12-year-old children was conducted in eight European countries. Children’s weight and height were measured and breakfast habits and family sociodemographic characteristics were self-reported by 5444 children and their parents. International Obesity Task Force cut-off points were used to categorize children as overweight/obese or normal weight. Mediation analyses were used to test the potential mediating effect of children’s breakfast consumption on the associations between family sociodemographic characteristics and children’s overweight/obesity.SettingSchools in eight European countries participating in the ENERGY (EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth) project.SubjectsChildren aged 10–12 years and their parents (n 5444).ResultsChildren’s reported daily breakfast consumption varied from 56 % in Slovenia to 92 % in Spain on weekdays and from 79 % in Greece to 93 % in Norway on weekends. Children of native parents, with both parents employed and with at least one parent having more than 14 years of education were more likely to consume breakfast daily and less likely to be overweight/obese. Finally, mediation analyses revealed that the association of parental nationality and parental educational status with children’s overweight/obesity was partially mediated by children’s daily breakfast consumption.ConclusionsThe study shows that the lower likelihood of being overweight/obese among 10–12-year-old children of native background and higher parental educational status was partially mediated by children’s daily breakfast consumption.

Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, weight gain, and risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in Asia: a systematic review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nithya Neelakantan ◽  
Su Hyun Park ◽  
Guo-Chong Chen ◽  
Rob M van Dam
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Cardiometabolic Health ◽  
Sugar Sweetened Beverages ◽  
Sweetened Beverages ◽  
Asian Populations

Abstract Context The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is increasing in Asia and several countries are adopting preventive policies to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). However, evidence on the relation between SSB consumption and cardiometabolic health in Asian populations has not been summarized. Objective In this systematic review, the associations between consumption of SSBs and cardiometabolic outcomes, including obesity, T2DM, and CVD, are examined in Asian populations. Data sources The PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases, and gray literature were searched up to October, 2020 to identify relevant articles. Data extraction Two investigators independently extracted data from included studies. Data analysis When sufficient studies were available, a random-effects meta-analysis was used to calculate the pooled estimates (expressed as risk ratio [RR] and 95% confidence interval [CI]). Heterogeneity was tested and quantified using the Cochrane Q test and I2 statistic, respectively. Results Of the 17 studies included, 8 provided results about measures of adiposity (3 on weight change, 4 on body mass index (BMI), 2 on percent body fat, and 1 on abdominal obesity), 6 reported results about T2DM, and 3 reported on different CVD outcomes. High SSB consumption was significantly associated with greater weight gain and with a higher risk of selected CVD outcomes as compared with low consumption. In the meta-analysis, high SSB consumption was associated with greater T2DM risk before (RR, 1.51; 95%CI, 1.15–1.98 for highest vs lowest category; I2 = 76%) and after (RR, 1.38; 95%CI, 1.09–1.73; I2 = 56%) adjustment for BMI. Conclusions These findings suggest that high SSB consumption is directly associated with weight gain, risk of T2DM, and, possibly, selected CVD outcomes in Asian populations. Public health strategies to reduce SSB consumption in Asian countries are warranted. Systematic Review Registration PROSPERO registration no. CRD42019129456.Keywords: adiposity. cardiovascular disease, Asia, sugar-sweetened beverages, type 2 diabetes.

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