TY  - JOUR
AU  - Reid, Annie
AU  - You, Wen
AU  - Markwalter, Theresa
AU  - Porter, Kathleen
AU  - Brock, Donna-Jean
AU  - Chow, Philip
AU  - Ritterband, Lee
AU  - Zoellner, Jamie
PY  - 2025
TI  - Maintenance of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Behaviors Among Adolescents and Their Caregivers: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
T2  - Preventing Chronic Disease
JO  - Prev Chronic Dis
SP  - E26
VL  - 22
CY  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
N2  - The intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is a public health concern. Evidence-based behavior-change interventions can facilitate reductions in intake. Understanding maintenance of reductions after an initial intervention period is essential. In a cluster randomized controlled trial of 12 middle schools in Appalachia, we examined the 19-month maintenance effects of a 6-month school-based SSB reduction intervention tailored for middle school students and caregivers and demonstrated to be effective. Relative to their control counterparts, intervention students maintained significant reductions in SSB intake, while intervention caregivers did not show sustained effects. This study offers valuable insights into the long-term effect of school-based behavioral interventions designed to reduce intake of SSBs.
SN  - 1545-1151
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd22.240520
DO  - 10.5888/pcd22.240520
ER  -