Association between soup consumption and obesity: A systematic review with meta-analysis

Motonaka Kuroda; Kumiko Ninomiya

doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113103

Association between soup consumption and obesity: A systematic review with meta-analysis

Physiol Behav. 2020 Oct 15:225:113103. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113103. Epub 2020 Jul 24.

Authors

Motonaka Kuroda¹, Kumiko Ninomiya²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Food Sciences & Technologies, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Kawasaki, Japan. Electronic address: motonaka_kuroda@ajinomoto.com.
² Umami Information Center, Non-Profit Organization, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 32712209
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113103

Abstract

This systematic review aimed to determine the correlation between soup consumption and obesity. The observational studies on the association of soup consumption to obesity-related parameters were screened by database search. From 1873 identified articles, 7 cross-sectional studies were included in the review. All studies indicated a significant inverse correlation between soup consumption and obesity. The meta-analysis of the studies of which outcome is odds ratio for obesity revealed that soup consumption is significantly related to lower odds ratio of obesity in combined data (n=45292, OR: 0.85, 95% CI: 0.79-0.91, p<0.0001), suggesting that soup consumption was inversely correlated with a risk of obesity.

Keywords: Body mass index; Meta-analysis; Obesity; Soup; Systematic review.

Publication types

Meta-Analysis
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Cross-Sectional Studies
Food*
Humans
Obesity* / epidemiology
Odds Ratio