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Sugar-sweetened beverage intakes among adults between 1990 and 2018 in 185 countries

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  • Laura Lara-Castor

    (Tufts University)

  • Renata Micha

    (Tufts University
    University of Thessaly)

  • Frederick Cudhea

    (Tufts University)

  • Victoria Miller

    (Tufts University
    McMaster University
    Population Health Research Institute)

  • Peilin Shi

    (Tufts University)

  • Jianyi Zhang

    (Tufts University)

  • Julia R. Sharib

    (Tufts University)

  • Josh Erndt-Marino

    (Tufts University)

  • Sean B. Cash

    (Tufts University)

  • Dariush Mozaffarian

    (Tufts University
    Tufts University School of Medicine
    Tufts Medical Center)

Abstract

Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are associated with cardiometabolic diseases and social inequities. For most nations, recent estimates and trends of intake are not available; nor variation by education or urbanicity. We investigated SSB intakes among adults between 1990 and 2018 in 185 countries, stratified subnationally by age, sex, education, and rural/urban residence, using data from the Global Dietary Database. In 2018, mean global SSB intake was 2.7 (8 oz = 248 grams) servings/week (95% UI 2.5-2.9) (range: 0.7 (0.5-1.1) in South Asia to 7.8 (7.1-8.6) in Latin America/Caribbean). Intakes were higher in male vs. female, younger vs. older, more vs. less educated, and urban vs. rural adults. Variations by education and urbanicity were largest in Sub-Saharan Africa. Between 1990 and 2018, SSB intakes increased by +0.37 (+0.29, +0.47), with the largest increase in Sub-Saharan Africa. These findings inform intervention, surveillance, and policy actions worldwide, highlighting the growing problem of SSBs for public health in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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  • Laura Lara-Castor & Renata Micha & Frederick Cudhea & Victoria Miller & Peilin Shi & Jianyi Zhang & Julia R. Sharib & Josh Erndt-Marino & Sean B. Cash & Dariush Mozaffarian, 2023. "Sugar-sweetened beverage intakes among adults between 1990 and 2018 in 185 countries," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-19, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-41269-8
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41269-8
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