en public specific orginal article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">The prevalence of obesity among school-aged children has been increasing annually, and excessive sugar consumption is linked to a higher incidence of dental caries in this population. This study aims to analyze the relationship between Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) consumption and the obesity as well as dental caries among school children in Indonesia. <b>Methods:</b> This research is a quantitative observational study using a cross-sectional design. The study sample consisted of 121 elementary school children aged 9-12 years, selected through proportional random sampling. Data were collected included respondent characteristics, SSB consumption was assessed by a Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (SQ-FFQ), dental caries by the DMF-T/def-t index, and nutritional status based on BMI-for-age. Data were analyzed using the chi-square test. <b>Results: </b>The results showed a significant relationship between gender and nutritional status (<i>P</i>=0.003; OR=3.2), while SSB consumption was not associated with obesity. However, there was a relationship between the contribution of energy intake from SSB and the incidence of dental caries based on the def-t index (<i>P</i>=0.035; OR=2.2). Age was also found to be associated with dental caries in primary teeth (<i>P</i>=0.007, OR=0.4). A total of 41.3% of respondents indicated obese was another important finding.<b> Conclusion: </b>According the result of study, there is a need to reduce or limit SSB intake among school-aged children. Further studies and preventive strategies are needed to address the high prevalence of childhood obesity</span></span></div> Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Obesity, Dental Caries, School-aged Children. 552 560 http://jnfs.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1343-3&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Farapti Farapti farapti@fkm.unair.ac.id 0000-0001-9753-3855 Yes Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia Dede Wulanita Sari No Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia Sheila Amara Putri 0009-0000-0214-0830 No Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia Chusnul Fadilla 0000-0001-7372-5481 No Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia. Chinnappan Ambrose Kalpana 0000-0002-5923-5870 No Department of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore 641043, Tamil Nadu, India