Sports drink consumption and diet of children involved in organized sport

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dc.contributor.authorTomlin, Dona L
dc.contributor.authorClarke, Shannon K
dc.contributor.authorDay, Meghan
dc.contributor.authorMcKay, Heather A.
dc.contributor.authorNaylor, Patti-Jean
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-27T19:45:54Z
dc.date.available2015-03-27T19:45:54Z
dc.date.copyright2013en_US
dc.date.issued2013-08-19
dc.descriptionBioMed Centralen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Organized sport provides one option for children to be physically active. However, there is a paucity of information about the relationship between children’s participation in organized sport and their diet, and specifically their sports drink consumption. Therefore, the relationship between sports participation in children and the consumption of sports drinks, sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and other components of diet was examined. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted using baseline data from the Action Schools! BC Dissemination study cohort (n = 1421; 9.90 (0.58) y; 736 girls, 685 boys). The differences between the dietary behaviours of children participating in organized sport (sport) versus those that did not participate (non-sport) was examined. A modified Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) was used to measure physical activity levels and participation in organized sport. A Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) and 24-hour dietary recall were used to assess eating behaviour and macronutrient intake (including protein, fat, and carbohydrate as well as sugar, fibre and total calories). Fruit, vegetable and beverage quantities were hand-tallied from the dietary recall. Fruit, vegetable and beverage frequency was assessed using the FFQ. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to analyse differences between groups and a chi-square test of association was use to determine if participation in sport was significantly associated with the proportion of children consuming sports drinks and SSBs, and with gender. Results: Children involved in sport had a lower body mass index (BMI) and were more physically active than children in the non-sport group (p < 0.01). Only a small number (n = 20/1421) of children consumed sports drinks and no difference in consumption of sports drink between sport and non-sport participants (p > .05) was observed. However, children involved in organized sport consumed more total calories, fat, fibre, fruit, vegetables and non-flavoured milk (p < 0.01) than non-sport children. Conclusions: Children involved in organized sport were more physically active, consumed a healthier diet than non-participants and on average had lower BMI’s despite consuming more calories. As consumption of sports drinks among this age group was low, this may be an ideal time to begin educating children and their parents about the appropriate consumption of sports drinks and the perils of consuming too many SSBs, specifically.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipWe are grateful for the support from CIHR and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada for funding for this project (OCO 74248; PJN & HAM, CO-PIs) as well as the BC Ministry of Health. HAM was supported as a MSFHR (Senior) Scholaren_US
dc.identifier.citationTomlin et al.: Sports drink consumption and diet of children involved in organized sport. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2013 10:38en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.jissn.com/content/10/1/38
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1550-2783-10-38
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/5934
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of the International Society of Sports Nutritionen_US
dc.rights.tempAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/*
dc.subjectOrganized sporten_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectDieten_US
dc.subjectPhysical activityen_US
dc.subjectSugar-sweetened beverageen_US
dc.subjectSports drinken_US
dc.titleSports drink consumption and diet of children involved in organized sporten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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