Table 5 Comparison of the Consumption of sugary substances in the intervention and control groups (before the intervention, one, three and six months after the intervention)

sugar Loaf (Time/week)

Control

5.42 ± 1.56

5.40 ± 1.51

5.54 ± 1.50

5.54 ± 1.51

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Intervention

5.94 ± 1.02

4.89 ± 1.42

2.65 ± 1.85

2.43 ± 1.52

p-value(a)

0.100

0.011

< 0.001

< 0.001

Sugar (Time/week)

Control

1.74 ± 1.16

1.68 ± 1.08

1.70 ± 1.22

1.70 ± 1.22

0.009

0.344

< 0.001

Intervention

1.56 ± 1.16

1.21 ± 0.67

1.12 ± 0.42

1.10 ± 0.41

p-value(a)

0.356

0.002

0.001

< 0.001

Chocolate (Time/week)

Control

3.33 ± 1.47

3.29 ± 1.43

3.39 ± 1.47

3.37 ± 1.48

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Intervention

3.29 ± 1.49

2.19 ± 1.16

1.31 ± 0.68

1.22 ± 0.46

p-value(a)

0.977

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Soft drinks (Time/week)

Control

2.63 ± 1.43

2.63 ± 1.40

2.77 ± 1.38

2.74 ± 1.40

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Intervention

2.57 ± 1.35

1.88 ± 0.84

1.10 ± 0.31

1.07 ± 0.25

p-value(a)

0.812

0.003

< 0.001

< 0.001

jam (Time/week)

Control

2.12 ± 1.16

2.12 ± 1.16

2.12 ± 1.16

2.10 ± 1.17

< 0.001

0.014

< 0.001

Intervention

2.22 ± 1.20

1.86 ± 0.88

1.33 ± 0.57

1.29 ± 0.53

p-value(a)

0.594

0.323

< 0.001

< 0.001

candy (Time/week)

Control

1.33 ± 0.72

1.33 ± 0.72

1.33 ± 0.72

1.33 ± 0.72

0.021

0.027

0.021

Intervention

1.28 ± 0.72

1.10 ± 0.41

1.03 ± 0.18

1.02 ± 0.13

p-value(a)

0.458

0.018

0.002

0.001