Adherence
Leaving formal education during early adulthood causes a significant increase in the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and confectionery.
When you finish school or university, your diet is likely to get worse, specifically regarding sugary drinks and sweets. This is because you lose the structure of school. To prevent this, anticipate the change, limit your access to sugary drinks at home or work, and replace the 'snacking' habit with healthier alternatives during your new free time.
Leaving education was associated with increases in confectionery (0.33 times/week (95%CI: 0.04;0.62)) and SSB intakes (0.49 times/week (95%CI: 0.10;0.87).
Why this rating
Longitudinal fixed-effects model controls for other transitions, strengthening causal inference despite self-reported data.
Source
Changes in diet through adolescence and early adulthood: longitudinal trajectories and association with key life transitions
Eleanor Winpenny et al. · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · 2018
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