The Problem of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in relation to Young Children’s Behavior
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Children behavioural problems are directly linked with sugar consumption; the primary association between children and hyperactivity is mostly due to the intake of sugar. Besides (SSB) sugar-sweetened beverages are some of the most popular go-to snacks for children, but the effects affect a child’s standard brain chemistry leading to a change in behaviour thus affecting children and deteriorating a child’s hope of a well-balanced life[1]. Consequently, the high intake of sugar-sweetened beverages is directly linked to young children’s behavioural problems significantly in both genders. Some of the significant demerits for children associated with (SSB) include abdominal obesity, dental deterioration, increase risk of hypertension and early-onset diabetes. The side effects of continuously consuming sugar-sweetened beverages are numerous and eventually lead to long-term lifestyle disease that in the long-run have irreversible complications to Person health for the rest of their life. Given this, it is relevant to know that these lifestyle diseases are manageable through the use of medication and most crucial lifestyle change.
In conclusion, notably, prevention is better, hence some suggestions on how to avoid and solve the occurrence of lifestyle diseases entirely in the case of young children is through the parent’s intentional avoidance of sugary foods. From the time a child is at its infancy there omitting the introduction of sugar and salt in the child’s diet[2]. This method is highly effective, considering a child learns and unlearns from its environment, and through interactions. Therefore if the child has never tasted sugar, the child cannot ask for sugary treats. Advantageously the introduction of fruits and whole foods will not only lead the child towards a healthy way of life but improve the child’s immunity and overall body health.
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[1] Geng, Menglong, Liu Jiang, Xiaoyan Wu, Peng Ding, Wenwen Liu, Meng Liu, and Fangbiao
Tao. “Sugar-sweetened beverages consumption are associated with behavioral
problems among preschoolers: A population based cross-sectional study in China.”
Journal of Affective Disorders 265 (2020): 519-525.
[2] Gui, Zhao-Huan, Yan-Na Zhu, Li Cai, Feng-Hua Sun, Ying-Hua Ma, Jin Jing, and Ya-Jun Chen.
“Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and risks of obesity and hypertension in
chinese children and adolescents: a national cross-sectional analysis.” Nutrients 9,
- 12 (2017): 1302.