Sugary drink consumption has increased among young people around the world Children and teens consumed nearly 23% more sugary drinks in 2018 compared to 1990 The drinks increase the risk of childhood obesity THURSDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Kids and teens around the world are consuming more , increasing their risk of future health problems, a new study finds. Young people consumed nearly 23% more sugar-sweetened beverages in 2018 compared to 1990, according to the report published Aug.
7 in the . “Sugary beverages increase weight gain and risk of obesity, so even though kids don’t often develop diabetes or cardiovascular disease when they are young, there could be significant impacts later in life,” said lead researcher . She's a postdoctoral scholar in nutritional epidemiology at the University of Washington.
The study provides the first global estimates of sugary drink intake by kids and teens, researchers said. For the study, researchers analyzed data from more than 1,200 surveys completed during the three-decade study period. The data assessed the dietary habits of children from 185 countries.
The research team specifically looked at consumption of soda, juice drinks, energy drinks, sports drinks and home-sweetened fruit drinks like aquas frescas. Their definition of sugary drinks did not include 100% fruit juices, diet sodas or sweetened milks. Sugar-sweetened beverage intake averaged 3.
6 servings a week globally, and ranged from 1.3 servings a week in So.