Increased sugar-sweetened beverage consumption is associated with poorer dietary quality: A cross-sectional population-based study Amanda Silva FONTES Ana Carolina PALLOTTINI Diva Aliete dos Santos VIEIRA Lais Duarte BATISTA Mariane de Mello FONTANELLI Regina Mara FISBERG 10.6084/m9.figshare.7678394.v1 https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Increased_sugar-sweetened_beverage_consumption_is_associated_with_poorer_dietary_quality_A_cross-sectional_population-based_study/7678394 <div><p>ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the association between sugar-sweetened beverages consumption and dietary quality in adolescents, adults, and older adults living in São Paulo, Brazil. Methods Data were drawn from a cross-sectional population-based study conducted in 2008 in a representative urban city sample involving 1494 consumers of sugar-sweetened beverages. Dietary intake was evaluated through two 24-Hour Dietary Recalls, and the usual sugar-sweetened beverages consumption was estimated using the Multiple Source Method. Dietary quality was evaluated using the Brazilian Healthy Eating Index – Revised. The association between total score of the revised index and components with sugar-sweetened beverages consumption tertiles was assessed using multiple linear regression models for each age group, considering the sample design. Results Regardless of age group, the increase of sugar-sweetened beverages consumption was associated with a decrease in the total Healthy Eating Index – Revised score and in the components “total fruit”; “whole fruit”; “meat, eggs and legumes”, and the “solid fat, alcohol and added sugar”. Conclusion The results of our study suggest that higher sugar-sweetened beverages consumption was associated with poorer dietary quality. Planning public health policies aimed at decreasing sugar-sweetened beverages consumption is essential to increase dietary quality and reduce the incidence of noncommunicable diseases.</p></div> 2019-02-06 03:11:52 Beverages Diet Life Style Nutrition Surveys