TY - JOUR T1 - <span hwp:id="article-title-1" class="article-title">Children who consumed sugar-sweetened beverages between meals ⩾4–6 times/week at 2.5–4.5 years of age were more likely to be overweight at 4.5 years of age</span><span hwp:id="article-title-2" class="sub-article-title">Commentary</span> JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 24 LP - 24 DO - 10.1136/ebn.11.1.24 VL - 11 IS - 1 AU - Linda O'Mara Y1 - 2008/01/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/11/1/24.abstract N2 - L DuboisCorrespondence to: Dr L Dubois, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; lise.dubois@uottawa.caWhat is the relation between consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (carbonated or fruit-flavoured drinks) between meals and overweight in preschool children?Design:population-based cohort study (Longitudinal Study of Child Development in Quebec [LSCDQ]).Setting:Quebec, Canada.Patients:1549 of a random sample of 2103 preschool children from the LSCDQ were included in the nutrition study.Risk factors:child’s regular consumption (⩾4–6 times/wk) of sugar-sweetened beverages (carbonated or fruit-flavoured drinks but not pure fruit juices) at 2.5−4.5 years of age, birth weight, and sex; maternal age, immigrant status, and education; family income sufficiency, annual gross income, and family type (1 or 2 parents); and parental obesity or overweight (body mass index [BMI] ⩾25 kg/m2).Outcomes:overweight at … ER -