High intake of lemonade, sugar-sweetened soft drinks and salty snacks is associated with decreased odds of high academic achievement, mainly in girls¶
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q3 i? High lemonade intake was associated with lower odds of high achievement in girls (AOR 0.42) and boys (AOR 0.67); high sugar-sweetened soft drink (AOR 0.47) and salty snack (AOR 0.63) intake were significant in girls only. → Stea TH 2014
Evidence¶
Stea TH 2014¶
Stea TH, Torstveit MK. (2014). Association of lifestyle habits and academic achievement in Norwegian adolescents: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2014, 14:829. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-829
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Cross-sectional logistic regression of unhealthy food and beverage intake (more than three times per week) against grades, adjusted for BMI and parental education. Girls' soft-drink association was "AOR: 0.47 (0.35- 0.64)"; diet soft drinks and candy were not significant. No standardized effect size was printed.
"Adjusted analyses revealed decreased odds of high academic achievement in girls and boys reporting a high intake of lemonade (AOR: 0.42 (0.27-0.64) and AOR: 0.67 (0.48-0.94), respectively) and girls reporting a high intake of sugar-sweetened soft drinks (AOR: 0.47 (0.35- 0.64)) and salty snacks (AOR: 0.63 (0.47-0.85))."
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title |
High intake of lemonade, sugar-sweetened soft drinks and salty snacks is associated with decreased odds of high academic achievement, mainly in girls |
description |
High intake of lemonade, sugar-sweetened soft drinks and salty snacks is associated with decreased odds of high academic achievement, mainly in girls |
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newest_evidence |
2014 |
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