One year update following removal of high sugar sweetened beverages from a university campus

Abstract Healthy UCD is a health promotion initiative designed to create a sustainable healthy university campus. The aim of the study was to report on student and staff attitudes and provider attitudes to the removal and income from drinks one year following the removal of carbonated sugar sweetened beverages (HSSBs) on a large university campus, University College Dublin (UCD). In 2018 Healthy UCD, in partnership with the contracted beverage supplier, conducted a seven-week trial where all HSSBs were removed from the main campus and replaced with sugar-free or low-sugar alternatives. This was in advance of a levy on HSSBs to be introduced nationally. During the trial, drinks sales rose by 4%. Following the trial, a survey of students was conducted across the campus which provided the motivation to the University Management Team to approve removal of HSSBs on a permanent basis. Staff and student complaints were monitored over the following year. Drinks sales data was obtained from retail outlets for 2019 and compared to the same sales period for the previous year. Retail sales for drinks continued to grow despite removal of HSSBs, with 8% growth in the year following removal. A small number of complaints were documented. The most important was a query about those staff and students with diabetes mellitus who might need high sugar energy products and the removal of a particular HSSB which is sold in Ireland. This HSSB had not in fact previously been sold in UCD. The national advice regarding access to high sugar products in the case of hypoglycaemia from Diabetes Ireland was provided satisfactorily for all staff and students. Removal of HSSBs from a university campus is possible; advice must be provided to those who may feel negatively impacted by the change. Key messages Removal of high sugar sweetened drinks from a university campus is possible; advice must be provided to those who may feel negatively impacted by the change. Sales can grow despite health-related changes of the food environment.

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Changes in prices, sales, consumer spending, and beverage consumption one year after a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in Berkeley, California, US: A before-and-after study

PLoS Medicine ◽

10.1371/journal.pmed.1002283 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. e1002283 ◽

Cited By ~ 177

Author(s):

Lynn D. Silver ◽

Shu Wen Ng ◽

Suzanne Ryan-Ibarra ◽

Lindsey Smith Taillie ◽

Marta Induni ◽

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Keyword(s):

Consumer Spending ◽

Sugar Sweetened Beverages ◽

Beverage Consumption ◽

Sweetened Beverages ◽

Before And After ◽

One Year ◽

Before And After Study

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Mapping multiple drivers of human obesity

Behavioral and Brain Sciences ◽

10.1017/s0140525x16001321 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 40 ◽

Author(s):

R. Alexander Bentley ◽

Michael J. O'Brien

Keyword(s):

Social Influence ◽

Alternative Explanation ◽

Human Obesity ◽

Sugar Sweetened Beverages ◽

Obesity Epidemic ◽

Insurance Hypothesis ◽

High Sugar ◽

Reasonable Explanation ◽

Sweetened Beverages

AbstractThe insurance hypothesis is a reasonable explanation for the current obesity epidemic. One alternative explanation is that the marketing of high-sugar foods, especially sugar-sweetened beverages, drives the rise in obesity. Another prominent hypothesis is that obesity spreads through social influence. We offer a framework for estimating the extent to which these different models explain the rise in obesity.

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Arterial Stiffness, Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Fruits Intake in a Rural Population Sample: Data from the Brisighella Heart Study

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu11112674 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (11) ◽

pp. 2674 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Arrigo F.G. Cicero ◽

Federica Fogacci ◽

Giovambattista Desideri ◽

Elisa Grandi ◽

Elisabetta Rizzoli ◽

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Keyword(s):

Pulse Wave Velocity ◽

Wave Velocity ◽

Pulse Wave ◽

Population Sample ◽

Sugar Sweetened Beverages ◽

Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽

Sweetened Beverage ◽

High Sugar ◽

Sweetened Beverages ◽

Heart Study

Introduction: There is conflicting information linking fruit and fructose intake with cardiometabolic disorders. The main objective of our study was to evaluate the association between intake of fruits and sugar-sweetened beverages, and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV), a non-invasive marker of arterial aging, in a large population sample. Methods: For this study, we selected four age and sex-matched subgroups from the last Brisighella Heart Study population survey, after exclusion of those in secondary prevention for cardiovascular diseases, affected by gout and moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease (defined as eGFR < 60 mL/min), and/or actively treated with direct vasodilating drugs (calcium-antagonists, alpha-blockers, nitrates). The remaining subjects were classified into four groups: (1) low fruit and low sugar-sweetened beverage intake (LFLB), (2) high fruit and low sugar-sweetened beverage intake (HFLB), (3) low fruit and high sugar-sweetened beverage intake (LFHB), (4) high fruit and high sugar-sweetened beverage intake (HFHB). Results: CfPWV was significantly elevated in subjects consuming a higher fructose load, particularly when it was derived from industrially sweetened beverages (pooled LFHB & HFHB: 9.6 ± 2.3 m/s; pooled LFLB & HFLB: 8.6 ± 2.3 m/s, p < 0.001). Moreover, the main predictors of cfPWV values were serum uric acid (B = 0.391, 95%CI 0.321–0.486, p = 0.001), fructose load from both fruits and sugar-sweetened beverages (B = 0.310, 95%CI 0.099–0.522, p = 0.004), triglycerides (B = 0.228, 95%CI 0.117–0.389, p = 0.018), fasting plasma glucose (B = 0.015, 95%CI 0.008–0.022, p < 0.001) and estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (B = −0.043, 95%CI −0.052–−0.035, p < 0.001). Conclusion: our data suggest that increased intake of fructose derived from industrial sweetened beverages, though not from fruits, is associated with higher pulse wave velocity.

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Removing sugar sweetened beverages from a university campus

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/cky214.014 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 28 (suppl_4) ◽

Author(s):

C Murrin ◽

J O'Connor ◽

G Doyle ◽

L Delany ◽

L Lades ◽

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Keyword(s):

University Campus ◽

Sugar Sweetened Beverages ◽

Sweetened Beverages

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The association of oral health-related behaviour and dental caries among 6 -7 year old school children of Wilsonia Pakwara Moradabad : Across sectional study

UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF DENTAL SCIENCES ◽

10.21276/ujds.2020.6.3.7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 39-43

Author(s):

Sabzar Abdullah ◽

Mahbooba Khazir

Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Dental Caries ◽

Health Behavior ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Oral Health Behavior ◽

Sugar Sweetened Beverages ◽

Sweetened Beverages ◽

Validated Questionnaire ◽

Health Related

Abstract Aim: To find out the association between oral health related behavior and dental caries Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on the 6-7-year-old students of Wilsonian school, DFT was clinically assessed at the first visit and a validated questionnaire was distributed among the parents of the students. The questionnaire consists of the three main questions, one regarding the tooth brushing Frequency that was assessed by the following question: “How many times a day does your child brush his/her teeth?” with the answers of “twice or more/day,” “once/day,” “less than once/day,” and “do not know.” These answers were recorded as “twice or more/day; coded 1” and “less than twice/day (including ‘do not know’); coded 2”. Another question regarding the drinking sugar-sweetened beverages frequency was assessed by the following question: “How often does your child drink sugar-sweetened beverages?” with the answers of “several times/month or never; coded 1,” “once/week; coded 2,” “2- 3 times/week; coded 3,” “4-6 times/week; coded 4,” “once/day; coded 5” and “twice or more/day; coded 6.” .The Third question was regarding “Snack-eating habits” that was assessed by the following question: “When does your child eat snacks?” with the answer of “does not eat snacks; coded 1,” “eats snacks at a set time; coded 2” and “eats snacks freely whenever he/she wants; coded 3.” Results: Poor oral behavior was associated with higher DFT after adjusting for all covariates Toothbrushing frequency, frequency of drinking sugar-sweetened beverages and snack-eating habits (OR=1.49,CI-1.17-1.89) (OR=2.01,95% CI=1.27,3.18) and (OR=1.83,95%CI=1.14,2.92) associated with DFT, Conclusions: improving children’s oral health behavior might decrease their dental caries by Strengthening their self-control. KEYWORDS Child, child dentistry, dental caries, oral health behavior

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High sugar intake from sugar‐sweetened beverages is associated with prevalence of untreated decay in US adults: NHANES 2013–2016

Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology ◽

10.1111/cdoe.12725 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mark E. Moss ◽

Huabin Luo ◽

Asher Y. Rosinger ◽

Molly M. Jacobs ◽

Roopwant Kaur

Keyword(s):

Sugar Sweetened Beverages ◽

Sugar Intake ◽

High Sugar ◽

Sweetened Beverages

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Did high sugar-sweetened beverage purchasers respond differently to the excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in Mexico?

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s136898001800321x ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 750-756 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Shu Wen Ng ◽

Juan A Rivera ◽

Barry M Popkin ◽

M Arantxa Colchero

Keyword(s):

Fixed Effects ◽

Economic Status ◽

Fixed Effects Model ◽

Sugar Sweetened Beverages ◽

Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽

Excise Tax ◽

Socio Economic Status ◽

Sweetened Beverage ◽

High Sugar ◽

Sweetened Beverages

AbstractObjectiveTo estimate changes in taxed and untaxed beverages by volume of beverage purchased after a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax was introduced in 2014 in Mexico.DesignWe used household purchase data from January 2012 to December 2015. We first classified the sample into four groups based on pre-tax purchases of beverages: (i) higher purchases of taxed beverages and lower purchases of untaxed beverages (HTLU-unhealthier); (ii) higher purchases of both types of beverages (HTHU); (iii) lower purchases of taxed and untaxed beverages (LTLU); and (iv) lower purchases of taxed beverages and higher purchases of untaxed beverages (LTHU-healthier). Next, we estimated differences in purchases after the tax was implemented for each group compared with a counterfactual based on pre-tax trends using a fixed-effects model.SettingAreas with more than 50 000 residents in Mexico.ParticipantsHouseholds (n 6089).ResultsThe HTLU-unhealthier and HTHU groups had the largest absolute and relative reductions in taxed beverages and increased their purchases of untaxed beverages. Households with lower purchases of untaxed beverages (HTLU-unhealthier and LTLU) had the largest absolute and relative increases in untaxed beverages. We also found that among households with higher purchases of taxed beverages, the group with lowest socio-economic status had the greatest reduction in purchases of taxed beverages.ConclusionsEvidence associating the SSB tax with larger reductions among high purchasers of taxed beverages prior to the tax is relevant, as higher SSB purchasers have a greater risk of obesity, diabetes and other cardiometabolic outcomes.

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