Author, as appears in the article.: Voltas, Nuria; Jardi, Cristina; Hernandez-Martinez, Carmen; Arija, Victoria; Canals, Josefa;
Department: Psicologia
URV's Author/s: Arija Val, Maria Victoria / Canals Sans, Josefa / Hernandez Martinez, Carmen / Jardí Piñana, Cristina / Voltas Moreso, Núria
Keywords: Sleep duration Scaled version Psychopathology Obesity Nutrition Life Infant nutrition science Infant food Infant development Dietary sugars Dietary patterns Deficit hyperactivity disorder Consumption Children Behavior
Abstract: Mental health problems are highly prevalent in childhood and adolescence and may be associated with nutritional intake. It has recently been shown that a high percentage of infants and children consume large amounts of free sugars. In this paper, we analyse the relationship between free sugar consumption at 12 and 30 months and the risk of developing psychological problems at 30 months in a community sample of 86 children evaluated longitudinally. Socio-family and anthropometric data, and the amount of free sugars consumed were collected at both ages. At 30 months, the Child Behavior Checklist 1.5-5 was administered to parents and an interview was conducted to identify psychological disorders in accordance with DC: 0-3's classification. We report a relationship between high free sugar consumption at 30 months and the concurrent presence of sleeping problems, ADHD and anxiety symptoms. However, no significant association was observed between free sugar consumption at 12 months and the subsequent development of psychological problems. Early detection of emotional and behavioural manifestations and high sugar consumption in children may help to prevent the persistence of psychological problems.
Thematic Areas: Pediatrics, perinatology and child health Pediatrics Nursing Medicina i Enfermagem Educação física Ciencias sociales
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: cristina.jardi@urv.cat nuria.voltas@urv.cat carmen.hernandez@urv.cat josefa.canals@urv.cat victoria.arija@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-7946-1488 0000-0001-8855-0282 0000-0001-6328-8679 0000-0002-6209-9558 0000-0002-1758-0975
Record's date: 2024-12-14
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Journal Of Child Health Care. 28 (4): 760-773
APA: Voltas, Nuria; Jardi, Cristina; Hernandez-Martinez, Carmen; Arija, Victoria; Canals, Josefa; (2024). Association between free sugars intake and early psychopathological problems. Journal Of Child Health Care, 28(4), 760-773. DOI: 10.1177/13674935221135106
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2024
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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