Dietary salt intake, sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, and obesity risk

CA Grimes, LJ Riddell, KJ Campbell, CA Nowson - Pediatrics, 2013 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: To determine the association among dietary salt, fluid, and sugar-sweetened
beverage (SSB) consumption and weight status in a nationally representative sample of
Australian children aged 2 to 16 years. METHODS: Cross-sectional data from the 2007
Australian National Children's Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey. Consumption of dietary
salt, fluid, and SSB was determined via two 24-hour dietary recalls. BMI was calculated from
recorded height and weight. Regression analysis was used to assess the association …