Dose-Response and Substitution Analyzes of Sweet Beverage Consumption and Body Weight in Dutch Adults: The Lifelines Cohort Study.



Buso, Marion EC, Brouwer-Brolsma, Elske M, Naomi, Novita D, Harrold, Joanne A ORCID: 0000-0002-0899-4586, Halford, Jason CG ORCID: 0000-0003-1629-3189, Raben, Anne and Feskens, Edith JM
(2022) Dose-Response and Substitution Analyzes of Sweet Beverage Consumption and Body Weight in Dutch Adults: The Lifelines Cohort Study. Frontiers in nutrition, 9. p. 889042.

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Abstract

<h4>Background/methods</h4>Prospective studies investigating sweet beverages and body weight associations show inconsistent results. Within the SWEET project, we examined prospective dose-response associations of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB), low/no-calorie beverages (LNCB), and fruit juice with body weight-related outcomes among 78,286 Dutch adults followed for ~4 years. Baseline intakes were assessed using a validated food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) with 150 ml representing a standard serving. Outcome variables were body weight change, waist circumference change, overweight/obesity, and abdominal obesity. Associations were investigated by using linear and non-linear dose-response analysis, as well as substitution models while adjusting for multiple socio-demographic, lifestyle, health, and dietary variables.<h4>Results</h4>Participants were 46 ± 13 (mean ± SD) years old and 60% were women. Adjusted dose-response analyzes indicated an association between SSB and LNCB, and both body weight (+0.02 kg/year; SE 0.01 and +0.06 kg/year; SE 0.01) and waist circumference changes (+0.04 cm/year; SE: 0.01 and +0.11 cm/year; SE: 0.01). Associations for overweight/obesity and abdominal obesity incidence were +3% (95%CI: 1.00-1.06) and +2% (95%CI: 0.99-1.06) for SSB and +8% (95%CI: 1.06-1.11) and +5% (95%CI: 1.03-1.07) for LNCB, respectively. Substitution of SSB with LNCB was associated with higher weight change (+0.04 kg/year), waist circumference change (+0.09 cm/year), overweight/obesity incidence (+6%), but not abdominal obesity incidence. For fruit juice, we observed beneficial associations for intake levels below ~1 serving/day with weight, waist circumference change, and overweight/obesity incidence, and no association with abdominal obesity. Subsequent substitution analyzes indicated a small beneficial association for the replacement of SSB with fruit juice on weight (-0.04 kg/year) and waist circumference (-0.04 cm/year), but not with other outcomes.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Overall, our results suggest that habitual consumption of both SSB and LNCB may adversely affect weight-related outcomes. In contrast, fruit juice consumption <150 ml may be beneficial with respect to weight and waist circumference.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: waist circumference, overweight, abdominal obesity, population study, non-calorie sweeteners
Divisions: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 22 Jul 2022 10:20
Last Modified: 18 Jan 2023 20:56
DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.889042
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3159161