Determinants of adolescents’ soft drink consumption

[摘要] ObjectiveTo identify determinants of adolescents’ consumption of carbonatedsoft drinks (regular and diet), both of total consumption and of consumptionat school.Design/Setting/SubjectsRegular and diet soft drink consumption was measured by food frequencyquestions that were dichotomised. Several potential environmental andpersonal determinants of consumption were measured. A total of 2870(participation rate: 85%) 9th and 10th graders, within 33 Norwegian schools,participated in the study. Multilevel logistic regression analyses werepreformed for total soft drink consumption (twice a week or more vs. less)and for consumption at school (once a week or more vs. less).ResultsA total of 63% and 27% of the participants reported to drink respectivelyregular and diet soft drinks twice a week or more, and 24% and 8%,respectively, reported to drink soft drinks once a week or more at school.Preferences, accessibility, modelling and attitudes were the strongestdeterminants of both regular and diet soft drink consumption. In addition,gender, educational plans and dieting were related to both total soft drinkconsumption and consumption at school. Pupils with longer distance fromschool to shop and those in schools with rules concerning soft drinkconsumption tended to have lower odds of drinking both regular and diet softdrinks at school.ConclusionThis study shows that gender, educational plans, dieting, accessibility,modelling, attitudes and preferences all seem to be strong determinants ofadolescents’ soft drink consumption. Parents and the homeenvironment appear as great potential intervention targets.

[学科分类] 卫生学

[关键词] Soft drinks;Adolescents;Determinants