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      The association between beverage intake and overweight and obesity among Canadian adults

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      Date
      2010-10
      Author
      Nikpartow, Nooshin
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      Overweight and obesity in Canada has significantly increased during the last three decades, paralleled by increased intake of fat and sugar particularly sugary beverages leading to higher level of energy intake, as well as reduction in physical activity. Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.2, 2004 (CCHS 2.2), provides the opportunity to evaluate beverage intakes of Canadians in relation to overweight and obesity using Body Mass Index (BMI). To examine the association between sugar-sweetened beverages and BMI in Canadian adults, we used data from CCHS 2.2 (n=14,304, aged >18 year and
      Degree
      Master of Science (M.Sc.)
      Department
      Community Health and Epidemiology
      Program
      Community Health and Epidemiology
      Supervisor
      Lim, Hyun; Vatanparast, Hassan
      Committee
      Whiting, Susan; Janzen, Bonnie
      Copyright Date
      October 2010
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-10272010-120730
      Subject
      Sugar-sweetened
      BMI
      Beverage
      Adults
      Cluster analysis
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