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Attitudes and Opinions of Parents towards Water-Only Drink Policy at Junior Triathlon Events

Rates of childhood obesity within Australia continue to rise, with consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages one contributing factor. Community sport provides an opportunity to implement policies promoting water as the beverage of choice. However, the attitudes of parents toward a water-only policy a...

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Autores principales: Devlin, Brooke L., Staley, Kiera J., Trakman, Gina L., Forsyth, Adrienne K., Nicholson, Matthew G., Cosgriff, Grant, Chisholm, Melanie, Belski, Regina
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9324034/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35886378
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148529
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author Devlin, Brooke L.
Staley, Kiera J.
Trakman, Gina L.
Forsyth, Adrienne K.
Nicholson, Matthew G.
Cosgriff, Grant
Chisholm, Melanie
Belski, Regina
author_facet Devlin, Brooke L.
Staley, Kiera J.
Trakman, Gina L.
Forsyth, Adrienne K.
Nicholson, Matthew G.
Cosgriff, Grant
Chisholm, Melanie
Belski, Regina
author_sort Devlin, Brooke L.
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description Rates of childhood obesity within Australia continue to rise, with consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages one contributing factor. Community sport provides an opportunity to implement policies promoting water as the beverage of choice. However, the attitudes of parents toward a water-only policy are not known. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate parents’ opinions towards beverage consumption and a water-only policy. Data were collected from participants (n = 159) using an investigator-designed questionnaire, administered using iPads, at a junior Triathlon Victoria event. Water was the most popular beverage provided before (75%), during (85%) and after (61%) sport. Parents were more likely to provide sports drinks to children older than 14 years (27%). Three-quarters (77%) of parents reported having received no information regarding hydration requirements. Parents rated the importance of hydration prior to, during and after a triathlon as high (9.08 ± 1.2, 8.76 ± 1.3 and 9.30 ± 0.4 out of 10, respectively). Parents were supportive of a water-only policy at all junior triathlon events and all junior sporting events (7.94 ± 1.3 and 7.86 ± 1.9, respectively). There was less support for a water-only policy for adult triathlons (6.40 ± 3.1). A water-only drink policy at junior sport is viewed positively by parents. This warrants further research and policy development to facilitate behaviour change.
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spelling pubmed-93240342022-07-27 Attitudes and Opinions of Parents towards Water-Only Drink Policy at Junior Triathlon Events Devlin, Brooke L. Staley, Kiera J. Trakman, Gina L. Forsyth, Adrienne K. Nicholson, Matthew G. Cosgriff, Grant Chisholm, Melanie Belski, Regina Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Rates of childhood obesity within Australia continue to rise, with consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages one contributing factor. Community sport provides an opportunity to implement policies promoting water as the beverage of choice. However, the attitudes of parents toward a water-only policy are not known. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate parents’ opinions towards beverage consumption and a water-only policy. Data were collected from participants (n = 159) using an investigator-designed questionnaire, administered using iPads, at a junior Triathlon Victoria event. Water was the most popular beverage provided before (75%), during (85%) and after (61%) sport. Parents were more likely to provide sports drinks to children older than 14 years (27%). Three-quarters (77%) of parents reported having received no information regarding hydration requirements. Parents rated the importance of hydration prior to, during and after a triathlon as high (9.08 ± 1.2, 8.76 ± 1.3 and 9.30 ± 0.4 out of 10, respectively). Parents were supportive of a water-only policy at all junior triathlon events and all junior sporting events (7.94 ± 1.3 and 7.86 ± 1.9, respectively). There was less support for a water-only policy for adult triathlons (6.40 ± 3.1). A water-only drink policy at junior sport is viewed positively by parents. This warrants further research and policy development to facilitate behaviour change. MDPI 2022-07-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9324034/ /pubmed/35886378 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148529 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Nicholson, Matthew G.
Cosgriff, Grant
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Belski, Regina
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9324034/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35886378
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148529
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