The Association between Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and High-Energy Diets and Academic Performance in Junior School Students
This study aimed to understand the consumption frequency of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and high-energy diets in junior school students in China and to explore the relationship between SSBs and high-energy diets and academic performance. Information about 9251 junior school students was retriev...
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| author | Yan Ren Chan Peng Yanming Li Feng Zhou Mei Yang Bing Xiang Liping Hao Xuefeng Yang Jing Zeng |
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| description | This study aimed to understand the consumption frequency of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and high-energy diets in junior school students in China and to explore the relationship between SSBs and high-energy diets and academic performance. Information about 9251 junior school students was retrieved from the China Education Panel Survey (CEPS) database. The Mann–Whitney U test and the Kruskal–Wallis test were used to compare differences in academic performance based on the variables of interest. Generalized linear mixed models were used to analyze the association between the consumption frequency of SSBs and high-energy diet and student academic performance, fixed and random effects were included to control for confounding factors. The proportions of the “often” consumption group of SSBs and high-energy diets were 21.5% and 14.6%, respectively. For SSBs, the total score of the “often” consume group was 4.902 (95%CI: −7.660~−2.144, <i>p</i> < 0.001) points lower than that of the “seldom” consume group. Scores of Chinese math, and English were 0.864 (95%CI: −1.551~−0.177, <i>p</i> = 0.014), 2.164 (95%CI: −3.498~−0.831, <i>p</i> = 0.001), and 1.836 (95%CI: −2.961~−0.710, <i>p</i> = 0.001) points lower, respectively. For high-energy diets, the scores of total, Chinese and English in the “sometimes” consume group were 2.519 (95%CI: 0.452~4.585, <i>p</i> = 0.017), 1.025 (95%CI: 0.510~1.540, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and 1.010 (95%CI: 0.167~1.853, <i>p</i> = 0.019) points higher than that of the “seldom” consume group, respectively. Our findings suggested that consumption of SSBs was often negatively associated with academic performance in junior school students, while medium consumption of high-energy diets had a positive correlation. The positive association between high-energy diets and academic performance may be related to the food items included in the high-energy diets consumed by Chinese students. Schools and families should pay more effort to reduce the consumption of SSBs, and for high-energy diets, the focus should be on food selection and avoiding excessive intake. Longitudinal studies are needed to further test these findings among adolescents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dae946f9b30b48a98bd931d268c7a96a2023-11-23T13:52:45ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432022-08-011417357710.3390/nu14173577The Association between Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and High-Energy Diets and Academic Performance in Junior School StudentsYan Ren0Chan Peng1Yanming Li2Feng Zhou3Mei Yang4Bing Xiang5Liping Hao6Xuefeng Yang7Jing Zeng8School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, ChinaResearch Center for Health Promotion in Women, Youth and Children, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, ChinaResearch Center for Health Promotion in Women, Youth and Children, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, ChinaResearch Center for Health Promotion in Women, Youth and Children, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, ChinaDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, ChinaDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, ChinaThis study aimed to understand the consumption frequency of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and high-energy diets in junior school students in China and to explore the relationship between SSBs and high-energy diets and academic performance. Information about 9251 junior school students was retrieved from the China Education Panel Survey (CEPS) database. The Mann–Whitney U test and the Kruskal–Wallis test were used to compare differences in academic performance based on the variables of interest. Generalized linear mixed models were used to analyze the association between the consumption frequency of SSBs and high-energy diet and student academic performance, fixed and random effects were included to control for confounding factors. The proportions of the “often” consumption group of SSBs and high-energy diets were 21.5% and 14.6%, respectively. For SSBs, the total score of the “often” consume group was 4.902 (95%CI: −7.660~−2.144, <i>p</i> < 0.001) points lower than that of the “seldom” consume group. Scores of Chinese math, and English were 0.864 (95%CI: −1.551~−0.177, <i>p</i> = 0.014), 2.164 (95%CI: −3.498~−0.831, <i>p</i> = 0.001), and 1.836 (95%CI: −2.961~−0.710, <i>p</i> = 0.001) points lower, respectively. For high-energy diets, the scores of total, Chinese and English in the “sometimes” consume group were 2.519 (95%CI: 0.452~4.585, <i>p</i> = 0.017), 1.025 (95%CI: 0.510~1.540, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and 1.010 (95%CI: 0.167~1.853, <i>p</i> = 0.019) points higher than that of the “seldom” consume group, respectively. Our findings suggested that consumption of SSBs was often negatively associated with academic performance in junior school students, while medium consumption of high-energy diets had a positive correlation. The positive association between high-energy diets and academic performance may be related to the food items included in the high-energy diets consumed by Chinese students. Schools and families should pay more effort to reduce the consumption of SSBs, and for high-energy diets, the focus should be on food selection and avoiding excessive intake. Longitudinal studies are needed to further test these findings among adolescents.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/17/3577junior school studentssugar-sweetened beverageshigh-energy dietsacademic performanceCEPS |
| spellingShingle | Yan Ren Chan Peng Yanming Li Feng Zhou Mei Yang Bing Xiang Liping Hao Xuefeng Yang Jing Zeng The Association between Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and High-Energy Diets and Academic Performance in Junior School Students Nutrients junior school students sugar-sweetened beverages high-energy diets academic performance CEPS |
| title | The Association between Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and High-Energy Diets and Academic Performance in Junior School Students |
| title_full | The Association between Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and High-Energy Diets and Academic Performance in Junior School Students |
| title_fullStr | The Association between Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and High-Energy Diets and Academic Performance in Junior School Students |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Association between Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and High-Energy Diets and Academic Performance in Junior School Students |
| title_short | The Association between Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and High-Energy Diets and Academic Performance in Junior School Students |
| title_sort | association between sugar sweetened beverages and high energy diets and academic performance in junior school students |
| topic | junior school students sugar-sweetened beverages high-energy diets academic performance CEPS |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/17/3577 |
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