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Added sugars and natural sugars: do they both contribute to overweight in children?

Keywords:
nutrition Diet Overweight/obesity

Researchers:
Dr. E. Corpeleijn

Type of project:
Stage Wetenschap / Researchproject of MD/PhD programme

Nature of the research:
Epidemiology

Fields of study:
epidemiology health sciences pediatrics

Background / introduction
Childhood obesity is a serious global public health problem which is related to a higher risk of premature death and disabilities. Overweight and obesity can start from a very early stage of life, and earlier intervention and prevention is considered to be more cost-effective and clinically effective compared with taking actions at later age. Keeping a healthy diet may be one of the most important strategies in controlling childhood overweight and obesity. This includes limiting the consumption of high calorie snacks and excessive sugar intake. At the same time, high intakes of unsweetened dairy and fruits are considered to be good for health, whereas they contain high amounts of intrinsic sugars (fructose and lactose). It remains unknown to what extent the intrinsic sugars may also play a role in the development of overweight.
Research question / problem definition
In this study, we analyse dietary data in 3-year-old children from the GECKO Drenthe cohort to see whether sugars contribute to the development of obesity, and whether it matters whether they are added or natural sugars.
Workplan
Literature review, assisting in the practical work of the cohort, processing of nutrition data, data analysis / statistics, write a report.
References
L'Abee C, Sauer PJ, Damen M, Rake JP, Cats H, Stolk RP. Cohort Profile: the GECKO Drenthe study, overweight programming during early childhood. Int J Epidemiol 2008; 37: 486-489.

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