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AuthorShi, Zumin
AuthorMalki, Ahmed
AuthorAbdel-Salam, Abdel-Salam
AuthorLiu, Jianghong
AuthorZayed, Hatem
Available date2020-03-09T08:35:18Z
Publication Date2020-03
Publication NameNutrients
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12030694
CitationShi, Z.; Malki, A.; Abdel-Salam, A.-S.G.; Liu, J.; Zayed, H. Association between Soft Drink Consumption and Aggressive Behaviour among a Quarter Million Adolescents from 64 Countries Based on the Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS). Nutrients 2020, 12, 694.
ISSN2072-6643
Identifier694
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/13274
AbstractSoft drink consumption has become a significant public health concern that is associated with various adverse health outcomes.We aim to examine the association between soft drink consumption and aggressive behavior among adolescents.We used open access data from 79 studies in 64 countries, including 263,890 adolescents aged 12–18 years who completed the global school-based student health survey (GSHS). Self-reported data on past 30-day carbonated soft drink consumption (number of times per day) and past 12-month physical fighting were utilized for analysis. Of the 263,890 participants (48% boys) aged 12–18 years, the weighted mean frequency of soft drink consumption varied from 0.5 in Kiribati to 2.5 times/day in Surname, while the weighted prevalence of frequent aggressive behavior varied from to 2.7% in Laos to 49.2% in Tuvalu. We found that each increment of soft drink consumption (time/day) was associated with an 11% (95%CI 10–13%) increase of the likelihood of frequent physical fighting. This result remained significant after adjusting for various covariates. In this large pooled sample of multinational data, there is a significant positive association between soft drink consumption and aggressive behavior among adolescents. Reducing soft drink consumption may help reduce aggressive behavior, a major risk factor for violence.
Languageen
PublisherMDPI
SubjectNutrition
Soft Drink - Student Health Survey
TitleAssociation between Soft Drink Consumption and Aggressive Behaviour among a Quarter Million Adolescents from 64 Countries Based on the Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS)
TypeArticle
Volume Number12
ESSN2072-6643


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