{"doi":"10.3389/fnut.2025.1686320","title":"Association between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and childhood overweight and obesity: a cross-sectional study in Beijing, China","abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Background</jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) has significantly increased and is regarded as a potential cause of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. This study explores the association between SSB consumption and overweight/obesity among primary and secondary school students in Beijing in 2024.</jats:p>\n                  </jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods</jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 3,402 participants were included in this cross-sectional study conducted from October to November 2024. Binary logistic regression is used to assess the association between SSB consumption and weight/obesity.</jats:p>\n                  </jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results</jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Approximately 38.5% of the study population were overweight/obese. After adjusting for covariates, SSB consumption was associated with overweight /obesity. Participants with” SSB consumption frequency ≥7 times/week” had a higher prevalence of overweight/obesity compared to participants” SSB consumption frequency &amp;lt; once/week” (OR = 1.396, 95%CI = 1.093–1.782). Participants with” SSB consumption quantity ≥500 mL/day” had a higher prevalence of overweight/obesity compared to those with “SSB consumption quantity &amp;lt;150 mL/day” (OR = 1.316, 95%CI = 1.093–1.586). Moreover, when subgroup analyses were conducted, the association between SSB consumption and overweight/obesity was more susceptible among females, younger students, and urban residents.</jats:p>\n                  </jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion</jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The consumption rate of sugar-sweetened beverages among school-age children in Beijing is high. Student sugar-sweetened beverage consumption was significantly associated with overweight/obesity. Therefore, targeted actions and plans should be taken to reduce the consumption of SSB and control childhood obesity.</jats:p>\n                  </jats:sec>","journal":"Frontiers in Nutrition","year":2025,"id":674346,"datarank":0.16479184330021646,"base_score":1.0986122886681096,"endowment":1.0986122886681096,"self_citation_contribution":0.16479184330021646,"citation_network_contribution":0.0,"self_endowment_contribution":0.16479184330021646,"citer_contribution":0.0,"corpus_percentile":null,"corpus_rank":null,"citation_count":2,"citer_count":0,"citers_with_citation_signal":0,"citers_with_endowment":0,"datacite_reuse_total":0,"is_dataset":false,"is_dataset_confidence":null,"is_data_producer":false,"deposit_databanks":null,"is_oa":false,"file_count":0,"downloads":0,"has_version_chain":false,"published_date":null,"fair_score":null,"fair_percentile":null,"algorithm_id":"datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6","ranking_scope":"data_only","authors":[{"id":1565519,"name":"Lulu Meng","orcid":null,"position":1,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":367401,"name":"Yan Zhang","orcid":"0000-0002-6041-4454","position":2,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":810513,"name":"Wenjia Li","orcid":"0000-0001-6059-6422","position":3,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1548286,"name":"Siyu Liang","orcid":"0000-0002-3686-2679","position":4,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1228550,"name":"Jiarui Zheng","orcid":"0000-0003-0202-7488","position":5,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":642886,"name":"Jie Li","orcid":"0000-0002-5271-8263","position":6,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1761895,"name":"Ruoxiang Cao","orcid":null,"position":7,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":626793,"name":"Jiali Duan","orcid":null,"position":8,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":174098,"name":"Liyu Huang","orcid":null,"position":9,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":908240,"name":"Yiran Li","orcid":"0000-0002-4658-3876","position":0,"is_corresponding":false}],"reference_count":0,"raw_metadata":{"has_enrichment":true,"resolved":true,"title":"Association between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and childhood overweight and obesity: a cross-sectional study in Beijing, China","abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Background</jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) has significantly increased and is regarded as a potential cause of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. 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