Trends in sweetened beverages consumption among adults in the Brazilian capitals, 2007–2016

• Published in: Public health nutrition 2018-12, Vol.21 (18), p.3307-3317
• Main Authors: Figueiredo, Natasha, Maia, Emanuella Gomes, Silva, Luiza Eunice Sá da, Granado, Fernanda Serra, Claro, Rafael Moreira
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Aged; Beverages; Beverages - statistics & numerical data; Brazil; Chronic illnesses; Consumption; Data processing; Diet - trends; Dietary Sucrose - administration & dosage; Energy Intake; Female; Food; Households; Humans; Interviews; Interviews as Topic; Male; Mathematical analysis; Middle Aged; Nutrition; Obesity; Population; Public health; Reduction; Regression analysis; Research Paper; Socioeconomic Factors; Sugar; Sweetening Agents - administration & dosage; Temporal variations; Time series; Trends; Young adults
• ISSN: 1368-9800; 1475-2727
• DOI: 10.1017/S1368980018002161

To analyse trends in sweetened beverages consumption among adults in Brazil between 2007 and 2016. A time-series analysis, with data from the Surveillance System of Risk and Protection Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Survey (VIGITEL). The prevalence of regular consumption (≥5 d/week), the average daily consumption (millilitres) and the prevalence of non-consumption of these beverages were analysed. The temporal variations of the indicators were calculated by linear regression. The analyses were performed for the complete set of the evaluated population and stratified by sociodemographic characteristics. Brazilian capitals and Federal District. Brazilian adults aged ≥18 years (n 519 641). There was a reduction in both regular and average daily consumption of sugar- and artificially sweetened beverages (-1·28 percentage points (pp)/year, P=0·001 and -9·63 ml/year, P=0·001, respectively). The same result regarding regular consumption was found when only sugar-sweetened beverages were analysed (-1·11 pp/year, P=0·011). Similar trends were identified in the stratified analyses, with a greater magnitude of reduction among males, young adults, those with higher schooling and residents of more developed regions. Coincidentally, there was an increase in the prevalence of adults who did not consume sweetened beverages (1·54 pp/year, P=0·005). The consumption of sweetened beverages decreased during the period. However, a significant portion of the population still referred a daily consumption of these beverages.