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Early Sweet Tooth: Juice Introduction During Early Infancy is Related to Toddler Juice Intake.

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Kay, MC; Pankiewicz, AR; Schildcrout, JS; Wallace, S; Wood, CT; Shonna Yin, H; Rothman, RL; Sanders, LM; Orr, C; Delamater, AM; Flower, KB; Perrin, EM
Published in: Acad Pediatr
2023

OBJECTIVE: To assess if 100% fruit juice intake prior to 6 months is associated with juice and sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake at 24 months and whether this differs by sociodemographic factors. METHODS: We used longitudinal data from infants enrolled in the control (no obesity intervention) arm of Greenlight, a cluster randomized trial to prevent childhood obesity which included parent-reported child 100% fruit juice intake at all well child checks between 2 and 24 months. We studied the relationship between the age of juice introduction (before vs after 6 months) and juice and SSB intake at 24 months using negative binomial regression while controlling for baseline sociodemographic factors. RESULTS: We report results for 187 participants (43% Hispanic, 39% non-Hispanic Black), more than half (54%) of whom had reported 100% fruit juice intake before 6 months. Average 100% fruit juice intake at 24 months was greater than the recommended amount (of 4 oz) and was 8.2 oz and 5.3 oz for those who had and had not, respectively, been introduced to juice before 6 months. In adjusted models, early introduction of juice was associated with a 43% (95% confidence interval: 5%-96%) increase in juice intake at 24 months. CONCLUSIONS: 100% fruit juice intake exceeding recommended levels at 6 and 24 months in this diverse cohort was prevalent. Introducing 100% fruit juice prior to 6 months may put children at greater risk for more juice intake as they age. Further research is necessary to determine if early guidance can reduce juice intake.

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Acad Pediatr

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EISSN

1876-2867

Publication Date

2023

Volume

23

Issue

7

Start / End Page

1343 / 1350

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
  • Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Fruit and Vegetable Juices
  • Food
  • Child, Preschool
  • Child
  • Beverages
 

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Kay, M. C., Pankiewicz, A. R., Schildcrout, J. S., Wallace, S., Wood, C. T., Shonna Yin, H., … Perrin, E. M. (2023). Early Sweet Tooth: Juice Introduction During Early Infancy is Related to Toddler Juice Intake. Acad Pediatr, 23(7), 1343–1350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2023.04.009
Kay, Melissa C., Aaron R. Pankiewicz, Jonathan S. Schildcrout, Shelby Wallace, Charles T. Wood, H. Shonna Yin, Russell L. Rothman, et al. “Early Sweet Tooth: Juice Introduction During Early Infancy is Related to Toddler Juice Intake.Acad Pediatr 23, no. 7 (2023): 1343–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2023.04.009.
Kay MC, Pankiewicz AR, Schildcrout JS, Wallace S, Wood CT, Shonna Yin H, et al. Early Sweet Tooth: Juice Introduction During Early Infancy is Related to Toddler Juice Intake. Acad Pediatr. 2023;23(7):1343–50.
Kay, Melissa C., et al. “Early Sweet Tooth: Juice Introduction During Early Infancy is Related to Toddler Juice Intake.Acad Pediatr, vol. 23, no. 7, 2023, pp. 1343–50. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.acap.2023.04.009.
Kay MC, Pankiewicz AR, Schildcrout JS, Wallace S, Wood CT, Shonna Yin H, Rothman RL, Sanders LM, Orr C, Delamater AM, Flower KB, Perrin EM. Early Sweet Tooth: Juice Introduction During Early Infancy is Related to Toddler Juice Intake. Acad Pediatr. 2023;23(7):1343–1350.
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Published In

Acad Pediatr

DOI

EISSN

1876-2867

Publication Date

2023

Volume

23

Issue

7

Start / End Page

1343 / 1350

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
  • Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Fruit and Vegetable Juices
  • Food
  • Child, Preschool
  • Child
  • Beverages