Daily intake of soft drinks is associated with symptoms of anxiety and depression in Chinese adolescents.

Xingyu ZhangXiaoyan HuangYi XiaoDanrong JingYuzhou HuangLiping ChenDan LuoXiang ChenMinxue Shen

Published in: Public health nutrition (2019)

Adolescents consuming soft drinks ≥7 times/week, or >25 g sugar/d from soft drinks, had significantly higher levels of anxiety and depression. Dietary suggestion is needed to prevent anxiety and depression in adolescents.

Keyphrases

young adults
physical activity
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
depressive symptoms
weight gain
sleep quality
study protocol
weight loss
double blind