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Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption frequency in Korean adolescents: based on the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based
Eunbi Sim1, Woosung Sohn2, Eun-Sil Choi3
1Department of Dental Hygiene, The Graduate School, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea.
Introduction:
The purpose of the present study was to investigate current sugar-sweetened beverage consumption habits in Korean adolescents in conjunction with their demo-socioeconomic characteristics, and to identify variables that affect such behaviours.
Materials And Methods:
The study was conducted via secondary analysis of data from the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey (the 11th survey). The dependent variable in the current study was the combined consumption frequency of three types of sugar-sweetened beverages (carbonated beverages, highly-caffeinated beverages, sugary beverages), and demographic (gender, academic grade, residence), sociological (father's education level, mother's education level, having experienced depression within the last 12 months) and economic (subjective economic status, weekly allowance) factors constituted the independent variables.
Results:
Our results showed that the amount of weekly allowance had the greatest impact on adolescents' beverage consumption of more than seven times a week. Increases in experiencing a depressed mood and allowance were associated with an increased tendency to consume ≥ 7 sugar-sweetened beverages per week.
Conclusion:
The results of the current study suggest that families and society should work collectively to motivate adolescents to consciously choose and buy healthy snacks. Furthermore, society should reach a consensus and invest effort to resolve this issue continuously and gradually, such as by presenting a standard for consumption of sugar-added drinks and implementing regulations to ban sales to adolescents.
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