Health-related perceptions and drinking motives as actionable targets for precision prevention of high sugar-sweetened beverage intake among Chinese adolescents (opens in new tab)

ObjectiveTo quantify the contribution of modifiable individual risk factors (MIRFs)—particularly health-related perceptions and drinking motives—to high sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake among adolescents, and to evaluate their relevance as actionable targets for precision-oriented prevention.MethodsA school-based survey was conducted among 1,466 Chinese junior high school students to assess SSB consumption and related individual-level factors. Multivariable logistic regression was used t...