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

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QUESTIONWhat is the relation between consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (carbonated or fruit-flavoured drinks) between meals and overweight in preschool children?METHODSDesign: 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/m~2). Outcomes: overweight at 4.5 years (BMI > =95~(th) percentile on US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts).