Evidence mapping: methodologic foundations and application to intervention and observational research on sugar-sweetened beverages and health outcomes

Althuis, Michelle D.; Weed, Douglas L.

doi:10.3945/ajcn.113.058917

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“…7,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]20 Two reviews concluded that there was no association 25,35 and two others, from the same group of authors, reported that no conclusion could be drawn and that more studies were needed. 19,22 No reviews concluded that there was an inverse association.…”

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“…Scores of 0-4 indicate low quality, 5-8 moderate quality, and 9-11 high quality. 11,16,23 The AM-STAR instrument was completed independently by two researchers. The researchers agreed on the final score of each included review.…”

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“…11,16,17 Two of these reviews 11,16 studied different health outcomes, and their aims were not toward critically assessing the association between SSB consumption and obesity. Indeed, Weed and colleagues assessed the quality of reviews on SSBs and health outcomes and found that most reviews lacked comprehensive reporting of epidemiological evidence and use of systematic methodologies.…”

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“…Their findings showed great study-level methodological variability. 11,16 The third review, 17 examining SSBs and body weight, assessed how reviews' conclusions relate to their quality and source of funding. The results showed that quality scores were not correlated with reviews' conclusions or with the source of funding.…”

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Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Obesity among Children and Adolescents: A Review of Systematic Literature Reviews

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Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents has increased worldwide and has reached alarming proportions. Currently, sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are the primary source of added sugar in the diet of children and adolescents. Contradictive findings from studies and reviews have fueled an endless debate on the role of SSBs in the development of childhood obesity.Methods: The primary aim of the present review of reviews was to assess how review-and study-level methodological factors explain conflicting results across reviews and meta-analyses by providing an up-to-date synthesis of recent evidence regarding the association between SSB consumption and weight gain, overweight, and obesity in a population of 6-month-old to 19-year-old children and adolescents. The secondary aim was to assess the quality of included reviews using the Assessment of Multiple SysTemAtic Reviews (AMSTAR) measurement tool. Systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses were included. The literature search was performed through the platforms Pubmed/Medline, Cinahl, and Web of Knowledge.Results: Thirteen reviews and meta-analyses were included. Nine reviews concluded that there was a direct association between SSBs and obesity in children and adolescents and four others did not. The quality of the included reviews was low to moderate, and the two reviews with the highest quality scores showed discrepant results.Conclusions: The majority of reviews concluded that there was a direct association between SSB consumption and weight gain, overweight, and obesity in children and adolescents. However, recent evidence from well-conducted meta-analyses shows discrepant results regarding the association between SSB and weight gain, overweight, and obesity among children and adolescents. Improving methodological quality of studies and reviews as well as ensuring responsible conduct of research and scientific integrity is essential for the provision of objective results.

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“…Few studies in older children have obtained WC measurements (14)(15)(16) . One prospective observational study of 170 girls found that greater consumption of SSB at age 5 years was related to higher WC at each biennial follow-up until the age of 15 years (15) .…”

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Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and central and total adiposity in older children: a prospective study accounting for dietary reporting errors

Bigornia

LaValley

Noël

et al. 2014

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To determine the prospective relationship between changes in sugarsweetened beverage (SSB) intake and central adiposity in older children. Design: Dietary intakes of children were obtained by 3 d food records at ages 10 and 13 years. Waist circumference (WC) and weight and height to determine BMI were measured at 10 and 13 years and total body fat mass (TBFM) at 13 years by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Analyses were conducted using multivariable linear regression. Reporting errors were measured and participants were categorized as under-, plausible and over-reporters of dietary intakes. Setting: Community-based British cohort of children participating in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Results: Among 2455 older children, increased SSB consumption from ages 10 to 13 years was associated with higher WC (standardized β = 0·020, P = 0·19), BMI (β = 0·028, P = 0·03) and TBFM (β = 0·017, P = 0·20) at 13 years. Effects were strengthened among plausible dietary reporters (n 1059): WC (β = 0·097, P < 0·001), BMI (β = 0·074, P < 0·001) and TBFM (β = 0·065, P = 0·003). The association between change in SSB and WC was weakened, but remained statistically significant after accounting for BMI (β = 0·042, P = 0·02) and TBFM (β = 0·048, P = 0·01). Conclusions: Higher consumption of SSB from ages 10 to 13 years was associated with a larger WC at age 13 years independent of differences in total adiposity. Accounting for dietary reporting errors strengthened associations. Our findings further support recommendations to limit intakes of SSB to reduce excess weight gain in children and suggest that SSB have an additional deleterious effect on central adiposity. Keywords Sugar-sweetened beverages Waist circumference Children ObesityObesity is a primary threat to public health. Childhood obesity strongly tracks with age (1) , raising the risk of mortality, CVD, certain cancers and osteoarthritis, as well as other conditions in adulthood (2)(3)(4)(5) . In adults a key driver of the metabolic consequences of excess fat is that located abdominally, or central adiposity, which predicts mortality and CVD independent of BMI (5)(6)(7) . Currently 32 % and 17 % of children and adolescents in the USA are overweight and obese, respectively (8) . Moreover, waist circumference (WC) of children has increased over time and some evidence suggests that the rate of increase in WC has outpaced that of BMI (9)(10)(11)(12)(13) . Therefore, it is paramount to identify modifiable risk factors of excess total and abdominal weight gain in children to help prevent or reverse obesity and its related co-morbidities both in childhood and later life.To date it remains unclear as to whether intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) has specific effects

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Sugar sweetened beverages consumption and risk of coronary heart disease: A meta-analysis of prospective studies

Huang¹,

Huang²,

Tian³

et al. 2014

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Evidence mapping: methodologic foundations and application to intervention and observational research on sugar-sweetened beverages and health outcomes

Cited by 36 publications

References 94 publications

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Obesity among Children and Adolescents: A Review of Systematic Literature Reviews

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Obesity among Children and Adolescents: A Review of Systematic Literature Reviews

Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and central and total adiposity in older children: a prospective study accounting for dietary reporting errors

Sugar sweetened beverages consumption and risk of coronary heart disease: A meta-analysis of prospective studies

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