Sugar-Sweetened Soda Consumption in Mexico: The Translation of Accumulating Evidence for an Increasing Diabetes Risk in Mexican Women

Mexico in 2011 had the highest per-capita consumption of soft drinks or sodas, with an estimated 163 L/y (9). Diabetes costs the Mexican health care system billions of dollars (10). This alarming soda intake has rendered Mexican consumption patterns a very challenging health topic, especially as Mex...

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Published in:The Journal of nutrition 2019-05, Vol.149 (5), p.705-707
Main Authors: Balcazar, Hector, Perez Lizaur, Ana Bertha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beverages
Blood pressure
Carbonated Beverages
Consumption
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus
Diet
Dietary Sucrose
Economic conditions
Epidemiology
Female
Food
Health care
Health risks
Humans
Hypertension
Mexico
Obesity
Risk factors
Soft drinks
Sugar
Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
Womens health
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Summary:Mexico in 2011 had the highest per-capita consumption of soft drinks or sodas, with an estimated 163 L/y (9). Diabetes costs the Mexican health care system billions of dollars (10). This alarming soda intake has rendered Mexican consumption patterns a very challenging health topic, especially as Mexicans are now overconsuming foods that have a long history as part of the country's cuisine, such as carnitas, pozole, moles, tacos, tamales, and tortas; these foods are now part of the problem of overconsumption. Unfortunately, Mexicans now also regularly consume chatarra food junk food in English). This pattern, along with the changing social and economic conditions of Mexico (which have had both positive and negative effects on dietary habits), has placed Mexicans at the start of the path to an epidemiologic cascade of diseases (including obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure).
ISSN:0022-3166
1541-6100
DOI:10.1093/jn/nxz007