Authors: Šarčević, Zoran
Lužanin, Zorana
Tepavčević, Andreja 
Affiliations: Computer Science 
Mathematical Institute of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts 
Title: Association between Sugar Intake and an ECG Parameter: A Case Study on Young Athletes
Journal: Sustainability
Volume: 14
Issue: 22
First page: 14916
Issue Date: 2022
Rank: ~M22
ISSN: 2071-1050
DOI: 10.3390/su142214916
Abstract: 
In many recent studies, high sugar intake has been shown to have harmful effects on the cardiovascular system, especially in children. This study aimed to check the association between sugar intake and T-peak to T-end interval, an electrocardiogram (ECG) parameter associated with a higher risk of early afterdepolarizations and ventricular arrhythmias in young athletes. The study participants were 96 young athletes aged 7–15, 34 girls and 62 boys trained in various sports. ECGs were performed on all participants and analyzed for the duration of the period from the peak of the T-wave to the end of the T-wave. The data on years of training and training hours per week, type of sport, age, height, and weight were taken, as well as the child’s sugar intake per day. The cut-off was a minimum of 30 g of concentrated sugar in sweets or drinks. The group of children that consumed sugar had, on average, a significantly longer duration of the T-peak to T-end (TpTe) interval. There is an association between sugar intake and the duration of the T-peak to T-end (TpTe) interval. In our case study, it was demonstrated that the benefit of playing sports cannot compensate for the harm of overconsumption of sugar, so an important public health target would be to lower sugar intake in children’s diets (particularly in the diets of young athletes). It would be necessary to determine interventions and activities that would affect the reduction in sugar intake from early childhood. Aside from the fact that overconsumption of sugar is associated with human health issues, there are many environmental benefits of reducing sugar production and consumption.
Keywords: ECG | public health | sugar | sugar reduction policy | young athletes
Publisher: MDPI

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