Relação entre o consumo de bebidas açucaradas e obesidade abdominal em adolescentes da rede pública de ensino de João Pessoa - PB.

Abstract

Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) generally are present in the diet of adolescents and their consumption has been growing over the years. The consumption of these beverages can lead to obesity. Several studies have evaluated the relationship between the consumption of SSB and abdominal obesity, however, none of these were conducted in northeast Brazil. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the consumption of SSB and abdominal obesity among adolescents from public schools in the city of João Pessoa – PB. This is a longitudinal study conducted with 1185 adolescents between 10 and 14 years, using data from the first two years of the cohort study entitled “Longitudinal Study of Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity, Food and Health of Adolescents” (LONCAAFS). To assess this relationship was used the 24-hour recall and measure waist circumference. In 2014, the first year of the study, the adolescents showed an average consumption of total calories of 2357.53 kcal, and 2015, 2296.27 kcal. The calories that come from SSB, 11% (254.51 kcal) and 12% (267.77 kcal) of the total calories in 2014 and 2015, respectively. In 2014, it was found that 58.9% of adolescents who consumed excessive SSB had abdominal obesity, whit a statistically significant relationship. Already in 2015, there was no significant relationship between the consumption of SSB and abdominal obesity, although 64.2% of adolescents who consumed excessive SSB had abdominal obesity. Thus, in this study there was no evidence of a longitudinal relationship between the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverage and abdominal obesity, however, it is suggested more studies on the population to better assess this relationship, including randomized studies.