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High sugar content and body mass index: modelling pathways around the first 1000 d of life, BRISA cohort

Dâmaris Alves Silva Pinto1, Joelma Ximenes Prado Teixeira Nascimento2, Luana Lopes Padilha1

  • 1Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, 155 Barão de Itapary-Centro, São Luís, MA 65020-070, Brasil.

Public Health Nutrition
|February 1, 2021
PubMed

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Maternal obesity and high sugary drink intake during pregnancy increase children's early exposure to added sugars. These unhealthy dietary patterns often persist through the first 1000 days of life, impacting long-term health.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Nutritional Epidemiology
  • Child Development

Background:

  • Limited research exists on sugar consumption during the critical first 1000 days of life.
  • Understanding early life dietary habits is crucial for preventing long-term health issues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To model the relationship between maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and sugary drink consumption during pregnancy.
  • To investigate the impact on children's early exposure to high-sugar products and BMI z-score by age two.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the BRISA cohort in São Luís, Brazil.
  • Employed structural equation modeling to analyze prenatal factors, birth weight, breastfeeding, and early childhood dietary intake and BMI.

Main Results:

  • Higher maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and increased sugary drink consumption during pregnancy were linked to higher intake of added sugars in children by age two.
  • No significant effect on offspring weight was observed at this early stage.

Conclusions:

  • Maternal obesity and high sugary drink consumption during pregnancy contribute to increased early childhood exposure to added sugars.
  • These findings highlight the perpetuation of unhealthy dietary behaviors within the first 1000 days of life.
Abstract

Keywords:
1000 d of lifeAdded sugarGestationStructural equation modelling

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