Exploring the relationship between sugars and obesity

Public Health Nutrition

Winsome Parnell¹  Donnell Alexander¹  Noela Wilson¹  Micalla Williden¹  Mark Wohlers¹  Andrew Gray¹  Joel Mann¹ 

关键词: Obesity;    Sugars;    Sucrose;    New Zealand;    Body mass index;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980007000948

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveInvestigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and intake ofsugars and fat in New Zealand adults and children.DesignSecondary analyses of National Nutrition Survey (1997) andChildren’s Nutrition Survey (2002) data for the New Zealandpopulation. BMI calculated from height and weight; fat, sugars and sucrose(used as a surrogate for added sugars) intakes estimated from 24-hour dietrecall. Ethnic-specific analyses of children’s data.Relationships (using linear regression) between BMI and sugars/sucroseintakes; per cent total energy from fat; mean total energy intake fromsucrose. Subjects classified into diet-type groups by levels of intake offat and sucrose; relative proportions of overweight/obese children in eachgroup compared with that of normal weight subjects using design-adjustedχ2 tests.SettingNew Zealand homes and schools.Subjects4379 adults (15+ years); 3049 children (5–14 years).ResultsSugars (but not sucrose) intake was significantly lower among obese comparedto normal weight children. In adults and children, those with the lowestintake of sugars from foods were significantly more likely to beoverweight/obese. Sucrose came predominantly from beverages; in children,45% of this was from powdered drinks. Sucrose intake from sugary beverageswas not related to BMI. Per cent total energy (%E) from sucrose wassignificantly inversely related to %E from fat among adults and children.Proportions of overweight/obese adults or children in each diet-type groupdid not differ from that of normal weight individuals.ConclusionsCurrent sugars or sucrose intake is not associated with body weight status inthe New Zealand population.

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