Introduction/Purpose:
Obesity is a growing problem not only in the United States but also across the world. The cause of this is the easy access to foods that have no nutritional value and are easy to make and buy. Not only are fast food restaurants causing this issue so is the consumption of artificially sweetened beverages. However, these may seem to be the causes of obesity it is also attributed by a person’s genetic makeup and what their environmental factors may be. According to the study, its main objective was to investigate whether the risk of obesity associated with sugar-sweetened beverages intake is effected by a person genetic tendency to obesity in 2 cohort studies of middle-aged participants in Sweden.
Summary of the Study and …show more content…
They narrowed this number down to the people of the year of their 40th,50th, and 60th birthdays, this narrowed the group to 4902. For the GLACIER data collection, they also took a food frequency questionnaire but was not as extensive as the MDCS groups. They were also asked how frequent they ate certain foods and beverages over the past year. This was then recorded based on a nine-point scale ranging from never to greater than four times a day. They also were given a physical activity questionnaire that asked how frequent they exercised for the past three months. Finally, they performed genotyping on peripheral white blood …show more content…
But, there was a significant difference between the genetic risk score and the sugar-sweetened beverages intake on the individual 's BMI. The BMI that was found was greater with each sugar-sweetened beverages intake. They also found that the individuals that reported seldom or low sugar-sweetened beverages intake with 10-unit increment of genetic risk score was associated with a .83 higher BMI.
Conclusion:
Overall the study consisting of Swedish adults they scientist observed that the association between sugar-sweetened beverage intake and BMI was a lot stronger in people who had someone in their family that was obese. Although they mentioned that an important limitation in their study was the fact that the sugar-sweetened beverages and genetic risk score were self-reported and they had no control if the people were lying or not they were able to find a number how what you buy effects your health.
Significance of the
Obesity is a growing problem not only in the United States but also across the world. The cause of this is the easy access to foods that have no nutritional value and are easy to make and buy. Not only are fast food restaurants causing this issue so is the consumption of artificially sweetened beverages. However, these may seem to be the causes of obesity it is also attributed by a person’s genetic makeup and what their environmental factors may be. According to the study, its main objective was to investigate whether the risk of obesity associated with sugar-sweetened beverages intake is effected by a person genetic tendency to obesity in 2 cohort studies of middle-aged participants in Sweden.
Summary of the Study and …show more content…
They narrowed this number down to the people of the year of their 40th,50th, and 60th birthdays, this narrowed the group to 4902. For the GLACIER data collection, they also took a food frequency questionnaire but was not as extensive as the MDCS groups. They were also asked how frequent they ate certain foods and beverages over the past year. This was then recorded based on a nine-point scale ranging from never to greater than four times a day. They also were given a physical activity questionnaire that asked how frequent they exercised for the past three months. Finally, they performed genotyping on peripheral white blood …show more content…
But, there was a significant difference between the genetic risk score and the sugar-sweetened beverages intake on the individual 's BMI. The BMI that was found was greater with each sugar-sweetened beverages intake. They also found that the individuals that reported seldom or low sugar-sweetened beverages intake with 10-unit increment of genetic risk score was associated with a .83 higher BMI.
Conclusion:
Overall the study consisting of Swedish adults they scientist observed that the association between sugar-sweetened beverage intake and BMI was a lot stronger in people who had someone in their family that was obese. Although they mentioned that an important limitation in their study was the fact that the sugar-sweetened beverages and genetic risk score were self-reported and they had no control if the people were lying or not they were able to find a number how what you buy effects your health.
Significance of the