The Roles of Meal, Snack, and Daily Total Food and Beverage Exposures on Caries Experience in Young Children

Marshall, Teresa A.; Broffitt, Barbara; Eichenberger-Gilmore, Julie M.; Warren, John J.; Cunningham, Maureen; Levy, Steven M.

doi:10.1111/j.1752-7325.2005.tb02807.x

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“…Foods rich in semi-hydrolyzed starch consumed between meals showed a significant association with great- er caries experience in this study; other authors [Marshall et al, 2005] have also encountered this association. Foods containing starch and sugar are more cariogenic than foods that only contain sugar.…”

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Dietary Habits in a Child Population in Relation to Caries Experience

Llena

Forner²

2008

Caries Res

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Sugar consumption in Spain has remained constant at around 80 g/day since the 1970s. Although intake as sugar has fallen considerably, to around 13.5 g/person/day, the intake in processed foods has risen. Meanwhile, caries prevalence is falling or stabilizing. This situation is common in developed countries, where the impact of diet on caries has altered, probably through greater use of fluoridated products. In the Valencia region, children habitually eat sugary foods and drinks and snacks that contain starches or sugars and starches. The present study analyzed the association between caries experience, quantified as the sum of the dfs and DMFS indices, and the consumption of cariogenic foods in a population of children between the ages of 6 and 10 with low caries prevalence. A self-administered food consumption frequency questionnaire filled in by the parents was used to evaluate how often the foods on the list were consumed by the children, which was then related to their caries experience. Sweet snacks, industrial bread and soft drink consumption showed a positive association with caries while cheese and nuts showed a negative association. Logistic regression suggested that consuming sugary liquids and foods rich in semi-hydrolyzed starch increased the chances of suffering caries by 1.05 and 1.13 respectively.

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Dietary Habits in a Child Population in Relation to Caries Experience

Llena

Forner²

2008

Caries Res

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“…5,14 The majority of studies that investigated whether there is a relationship between snacking behaviour and weight status either found no association or found evidence indicating that young people who more often consumed food or beverages between meals were less likely to be obese. 36,37 Furthermore, Marshall et al 35 in 2005 showed a higher frequency of snacking among thin and normal weight children than obese children, and found that higher exposure to sugar from snacks increased caries risk than exposure to food sugar at mealtime. Perhaps overweight children consume more fatty foods, but fewer high sugary foods than normal weight children.…”

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“…34 Other investigations, however, have reported an association between high weight and caries in the primary dentition. 14,35 It is difficult and complex to speculate on the mechanism by which obesity and dental caries were not associated, as it is well known that the high consumption of refined carbohydrates can be related both to the development of dental caries and obesity 16,33 . One way to explain the negative association between overweight and dental caries is the relationship between habits concerning main meals and snacks.…”

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Is obesity associated to dental caries in Brazilian schoolchildren?

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Is obesity associated to dental caries in Brazilian schoolchildren?Abstract: This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the association between dental caries and weight status, and between dental caries and physical activity in Brazilian schoolchildren aged 8 to 12 years. A multi-stage sample of children enrolled in 20 private and public schools in 2010 in Pelotas, Southern Brazil, were invited to participate in the study. Socioeconomic data were collected from parents, and data regarding children characteristics were collected from children using a questionnaire and anthropometric measures. The Body Mass Index was obtained, and children were classified as overweight/obese considering age and sex. Dental examinations were performed to assess the presence of gingival inflammation, dental caries prevalence (DMFT≥1) and dental caries experience (mean DMFT). Multivariate Poisson Regression was used to assess factors associated with dental caries prevalence and experience. A total of 1,210 children were included in the study. Dental caries prevalence was 32.4% (95% CI 29.7-35.2), while the mean DMFT was 0.64 (± SD 1.00). Children who practiced less than 300 minutes per week of physical activity and overweigh/obese children had lower prevalence of dental caries, while children with obesity or overweight presented lower dental caries experience. Obesity/overweight and physical activity level presented an inverse relationship with dental caries. Longitudinal studies investigating the complexity of this relationship are required.

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“…Increase of DMFS and defs score was more among children who asked for the purchase of advertised products (sweets, foods, soft drinks). Marshall et al, identified that on average, young people spend 6.5 hours a day interacting, often multitasking, with various forms of media, and the majority of time is spent with television and music [7]. Pine et al, revealed that fruits, vegetables, proteinrich foods (i.e.…”

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confidence: 99%