Lin Yu-Chun, Yan Huang-Ting
Department of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan.
Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan.
Public Health Nutr. 2022 Jul;25(7):1928-1938. doi: 10.1017/S1368980022000738. Epub 2022 Mar 24.
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) is associated with overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. Although existing research confirms the significance of economic and social factors as determinants of SSB intake, comparative studies on political factors and cross-national analyses are lacking. Research indicates that including women in the process of political decision-making promotes healthcare and child protection. This study examined how women's parliamentary representation influences children's and adolescents' SSB intake compared with adults.
The study used cross-national food and beverage intake data from the Global Dietary Database. The outcome measurement was SSB consumption (g/day) for different population groups. We modelled SSB intake as a function of age groups, women's parliamentary representation at the national level (the independent variable), regime types (the contextual factor) and import tariffs on SSB (the mediator) using country and time-fixed effects regression models.
One-hundred eighty-five countries across three waves from 2005 to 2015.
Different population groups.
The impact of female representation on reducing SSB consumption is more prevalent in children and adolescents than in adults. Furthermore, the effect of women's parliamentary representation on SSB consumption among children and adolescents is conditional on a country's democratic status. Finally, the marginal effect decreases when import tariffs on SSB are considered a link in a causal chain. No changes in adult SSB intake are statistically significant.
The findings suggest that the presence of women in the legislature can have a substantial impact on child and adolescent health.
饮用含糖饮料（SSB）与儿童和青少年超重及肥胖有关。尽管现有研究证实经济和社会因素作为含糖饮料摄入量决定因素的重要性，但缺乏关于政治因素的比较研究和跨国分析。研究表明，让女性参与政治决策过程可促进医疗保健和儿童保护。本研究考察了与成年人相比，女性在议会中的代表比例如何影响儿童和青少年的含糖饮料摄入量。
该研究使用了全球饮食数据库中的跨国食品和饮料摄入量数据。结果测量指标是不同人群的含糖饮料消费量（克/天）。我们使用国家和时间固定效应回归模型，将含糖饮料摄入量建模为年龄组、国家层面女性在议会中的代表比例（自变量）、政体类型（背景因素）和含糖饮料进口关税（中介变量）的函数。
2005年至2015年三个时间段的185个国家。
不同人群。
女性代表比例对减少含糖饮料消费的影响在儿童和青少年中比在成年人中更为普遍。此外，女性在议会中的代表比例对儿童和青少年含糖饮料消费的影响取决于一个国家的民主状况。最后，当将含糖饮料进口关税视为因果链中的一个环节时，边际效应会降低。成年人含糖饮料摄入量的变化在统计学上无显著意义。
研究结果表明，立法机构中有女性存在可对儿童和青少年健康产生重大影响。
