Water wins, communication matters

school-based intervention to reduce intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and increase intake of water

Tanja Kamin (Avtor), Barbara Koroušić-Seljak (Avtor), Nataša Fidler Mis (Avtor)

Povzetek

We compared three interventions designed for reducing the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) aimed at decreasing the risk of overweight and obesity among children. We included three experimental (n = 508) and one control school (n = 164) in Slovenia (672 children; 10–16 years) to evaluate interventions that influence behaviour change via environmental (E), communication (C), or combined (i.e., double) environmental and communication approaches (EC) compared to no intervention (NOI). Data of children from the ‘intervention’ and ‘non-intervention’ schools were compared before and after the interventions. The quantity of water consumed (average, mL/day) by children increased in the C and EC schools, while it decreased in the E and NOI schools. Children in the C and EC schools consumed less beverages with sugar (SSBs + fruit juices), and sweet beverages (beverages with: sugar, low-calorie and/or noncaloric sweeteners) but consumed more juices. The awareness about the health risks of SSB consumption improved among children of the ‘combined intervention’ EC school and was significantly different from the awareness among children of other schools (p = 0.03). A communication intervention in the school environment has more potential to reduce the intake of SSBs than a sole environmental intervention, but optimum results can be obtained when combined with environmental changes.

Ključne besede

health communication;childhood obesity;water;sugar-sweetened beverages;

Podatki

Jezik:	Angleški jezik
Leto izida:	2022
Tipologija:	1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
Organizacija:	UL FDV - Fakulteta za družbene vede
UDK:	612.3:339.138
COBISS:	102140419
ISSN:	2072-6643
Št. ogledov:	146
Št. prenosov:	54
Ocena:	0 (0 glasov)
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Ostali podatki

Sekundarni jezik:	Slovenski jezik
Sekundarne ključne besede:	Otroci;Čezmerna telesna teža;Uživanje pijač;Socialno trženje;Slovenija;
Vrsta dela (COBISS):	Članek v reviji
Strani:	str. 1-12
Letnik:	ǂVol. ǂ14
Zvezek:	ǂno. ǂ7
Čas izdaje:	Apr. 2022
DOI:	10.3390/nu14071346
ID:	14834653