Consumption of added sugars from liquid but not solid sources predicts impaired glucose homeostasis and insulin resistance among youth at risk of obesity

J Nutr. 2014 Jan;144(1):81-6. doi: 10.3945/jn.113.182519. Epub 2013 Nov 6.

Abstract

Little is known about longitudinal associations between added sugar consumption (solid and liquid sources) and glucose-insulin homeostasis among youth. Caucasian children (8-10 y) with at least one obese biological parent were recruited in the QUébec Adipose and Lifestyle InvesTigation in Youth (QUALITY) cohort (n = 630) and followed-up 2 y later (n = 564). Added sugars were assessed by 3 24-h dietary recalls at baseline. Two-year changes were examined in multivariate linear regression models, adjusting for baseline level, age, sex, Tanner stage, energy intake, fat mass (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry), and physical activity (7 d accelerometer). Added sugar intake in either liquid or solid sources was not related to changes in adiposity measures (fat mass, body mass index, or waist circumference). However, a higher consumption (10 g/d) of added sugars from liquid sources was associated with 0.04 mmol/L higher fasting glucose, 2.3 pmol/L higher fasting insulin, 0.1 unit higher homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and 0.4 unit lower Matsuda-insulin sensitivity index (Matsuda-ISI) in all participants (P < 0.01). No associations were observed with consumption of added sugars from solid sources. Overweight/obese children at baseline had greater increases in adiposity indicators, fasting insulin, and HOMA-IR and decreases in Matsuda-ISI during those 2 y than normal-weight children. Consumption of added sugars from liquid or solid sources was not associated with changes in adiposity, but liquid added sugars were a risk factor for the development of impaired glucose homeostasis and insulin resistance over 2 y among youth at risk of obesity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Absorptiometry, Photon
  • Adiposity
  • Beverages
  • Blood Glucose / metabolism
  • Body Mass Index
  • Carbohydrates / administration & dosage
  • Carbohydrates / adverse effects*
  • Child
  • Diet*
  • Energy Intake
  • Fasting
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Glucose Tolerance Test
  • Homeostasis / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Insulin / blood
  • Insulin Resistance*
  • Life Style
  • Linear Models
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Motor Activity
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Nutrition Assessment
  • Obesity / epidemiology
  • Obesity / metabolism*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Quebec
  • Risk Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Waist Circumference

Substances

  • Blood Glucose
  • Carbohydrates
  • Insulin