Department of Pathology, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA, USA.
Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry, University of Rwanda School of Dentistry, Kigali, Rwanda.
J Popul Ther Clin Pharmacol. 2020 May 20;27(2):e51-e57. doi: 10.15586/jptcp.v27i2.678.
The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is a known contributory factor of childhood obesity that is documented around the globe. More importantly, reducing the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages could reduce weight gain among overweight or obese children. Although sugar is present in many natural foods, artificial sugar is added into sugar-sweetened beverages, which has little or no nutritional value. However, the calories obtained from the sugar-sweetened beverages are linked to overweight and obesity, and an increase serving sizes of sugar-sweetened beverages over the years partly contributed to the alarming rise of childhood obesity around the globe. The sugar-sweetened beverages not only contain a high amount of sugar, but also contain a high amount of phosphate, and the possibility exists for an enhancing dual adverse health effects of sugar and phosphate. Increasing health awareness and limiting marketing approaches targeted towards the younger population are essential to reduce long-term health burdens that are linked to the overconsumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.
含糖饮料的消费是全球公认的导致儿童肥胖的一个因素。更重要的是，减少含糖饮料的消费可以减少超重或肥胖儿童的体重增加。尽管糖存在于许多天然食品中，但人工糖被添加到含糖饮料中，这些糖几乎没有营养价值。然而，从含糖饮料中获得的卡路里与超重和肥胖有关，而且含糖饮料的份量逐年增加，这也是全球儿童肥胖率惊人上升的部分原因。含糖饮料不仅含有大量的糖，还含有大量的磷酸盐，糖和磷酸盐的双重不良健康影响的可能性是存在的。提高健康意识和限制针对年轻人群的营销手段对于减轻与过度饮用含糖饮料有关的长期健康负担至关重要。
