Alaska Native Children Do Not Prefer Sugar-Sweetened Fruit Drinks to Sugar-Free Fruit Drinks.
J Acad Nutr Diet
; 119(6): 984-990, 2019 06.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Alaska Native children, including children of Yup'ik descent, consume large volumes of sugar-sweetened fruit drinks, which contain added sugars that contribute to obesity, diabetes, and dental caries. To date, taste preference evaluations have not been conducted on commercially available sugar-free fruit drinks.OBJECTIVE:
The study tested the hypothesis that children would have equal preference for sugar-free and sugar-sweetened fruit drinks.DESIGN:
This was an experimental two-alternative forced-choice paired preference test. PARTICIPANTS/SETTING:
The study focused on a convenience sample of Yup'ik children, aged 7 to 10 years, recruited and enrolled from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation dental clinic in Bethel, AK (N=89). INTERVENTION Children evaluated four different commercially available sugar-free fruit drinks paired with the sugar-sweetened versions of each flavor. Order of flavor pair presentation was alternated across children, and order of presentation within each of the four pairs was randomized across pairs. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
The outcome was taste preference for the sugar-free versus the sugar-sweetened version of a fruit drink. STATISTICAL ANALYSES PERFORMED A test of equivalence was run across all four flavors and separately for each flavor using two one-sided tests.RESULTS:
The data failed to demonstrate equivalence of the sugar-free and sugar-sweetened fruit drinks across all four flavors (P=0.51) or separately for each flavor. However, this was not because of a preference for sugar-sweetened drinks. The preference for sugar-free drinks overall and for each flavor was >50%. Although the lower bounds of the 90% CIs were within the range of equivalence (40% to 60%), the upper bounds were outside the range of equivalence (>60%). According to post hoc analyses, similar preferences were observed for Yup'ik and non-Yup'ik children, boys and girls, and children of different ages.CONCLUSIONS:
Taste preference findings suggest that sugar-free fruit drinks may be a well-tolerated alternative to sugar-sweetened fruit drinks for Yup'ik children in Alaska Native communities.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Edulcorantes
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Sucos de Frutas e Vegetais
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Preferências Alimentares
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Bebidas Adoçadas com Açúcar
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Acad Nutr Diet
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article