Association between Body Mass Index with Sugar-Sweetened and Dairy Beverages Consumption in Children from the Mexico–USA Border

Luis Mario Gómez-Miranda, Ricardo Ángel Briones-Villalba, Melinna Ortiz-Ortiz, Jorge Alberto Aburto-Corona, Diego A. Bonilla, Pilar Pozos-Parra, Roberto Espinoza-Gutiérrez, Juan José Calleja-Núñez, José Moncada-Jiménez and Marco Antonio Hernández-Lepe
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Luis Mario Gómez-Miranda: Sports School, Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana 22390, Mexico
Ricardo Ángel Briones-Villalba: Sports School, Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana 22390, Mexico
Melinna Ortiz-Ortiz: Sports School, Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana 22390, Mexico
Jorge Alberto Aburto-Corona: Sports School, Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana 22390, Mexico
Diego A. Bonilla: Research Division, Dynamical Business & Science Society—DBSS International SAS, Bogota 110311, Colombia
Pilar Pozos-Parra: Medical and Psychology School, Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana 22390, Mexico
Roberto Espinoza-Gutiérrez: Sports School, Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana 22390, Mexico
Juan José Calleja-Núñez: Sports School, Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana 22390, Mexico
José Moncada-Jiménez: Human Movement Sciences Research Center, University of Costa Rica, San Jose 11501, Costa Rica
Marco Antonio Hernández-Lepe: Medical and Psychology School, Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana 22390, Mexico

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 11, 1-10

Abstract: The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages has been associated with the onset of cardiometabolic diseases. The aim of this study was to describe consumption patterns of sugar-sweetened and dairy beverages and to evaluate their correlation with the body mass index in children residing at the Mexico–USA border. A total of 722 (370 girls, 352 boys) elementary school children aged 9 to 12 years from Tijuana, Mexico, participated in the study. Anthropometric measures were recorded, and a beverage intake questionnaire was completed by the children’s parents. Significant age by sex interactions were found on body mass index Z-scores ( p < 0.01). Boys showed higher sugar intake ( p < 0.05) and total relative energy consumption from sugar ( p < 0.05) than girls. The energy consumption from sugar-sweetened and dairy beverages was similar between sexes ( p > 0.05). Sugar intake from beverages was higher than the limit recommended by the World Health Organization in boys (66%) and girls (44%). A high frequency of consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and similar intake of dairy beverages were found in children from the Mexico–USA border. The high consumption of sugar exceeds international recommendations and should be carefully monitored.

Keywords: sugar-sweetened beverages; body composition; nutrition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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