Trends in Beverage Consumption Among Children and Adults, 2003‐2014
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Objective: This study aimed to provide the most recent national estimates for beverage consumption among children and adults in the United States. Methods: Dietary data were collected from 18,600 children aged 2 to 19 years and from 27,652 adults aged ≥ 20 years in the 2003 to 2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Total beverage and sugar‐sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption was measured by 24‐hour dietary recall. Results: From 2003 to 2014, per capita consumption of all beverages declined significantly among children (473.8‐312.6 calories; P < 0.001) and adults (425.0‐341.1 calories; P < 0.001). In the 2013‐2014 survey, 60.7% of children and 50.0% of adults drank SSBs on a given day, which is significantly lower than 2003‐2004, when 79.7% of children and 61.5% of adults reported drinking SSBs. From 2003 to 2014, per capita consumption of SSBs declined from 224.6 calories to 132.5 calories (P < 0.001) for children and from 190.4 calories to 137.6 calories (P < 0.001) for adults. The absolute levels for the percentage of SSB drinkers and per capita consumption of SSBs were highest among black, Mexican American, and non‐Mexican Hispanic children, adolescents, and young adults for all years of the study. Conclusions: Overall, beverage and SSB consumption declined for children and adults from 2003 to 2014. The levels of consumption are highest among black, Mexican American, and non‐Mexican Hispanic participants.
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Despite declines, consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages by children and adolescents in the U.S. still remains high.
“Despite these important declines, consumption of SSBs by children and adolescents in the U.S. still remains high.”
From The negative impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on children’s health: an update of the literature (2018) · cites this paper as [3]
In 2013-2014, 46.5% of children aged 2-5, 63.5% of children aged 6-11 and 65.4% of adolescents aged 12-19 in the U.S. reported consuming at least one SSB on a given day.
“In 2013–2014, 46.5% of children aged 2–5, 63.5% of children aged 6–11 and 65.4% of adolescents aged 12–19 reported consuming at least one SSB on a given day [3].”
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- Authors
- Bleich, S. N., Vercammen, K. A., Koma, J. W., & Li, Z.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Bleich, Sara N.
- Venue
- Obesity
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2017-11-14
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 432-441
- ISSN
- 1930-7381 (ISSN-L)
- 1930-739X
- OpenAlex
- W2769684283
- Cited by
- 318
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 33.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Update notices
- erratum (2019-08-19)
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Obesity (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Keywords
- beverage consumption, sugar-sweetened beverages, children, adults, dietary trends, per capita consumption, racial and ethnic disparities, Black children, Mexican American children, adolescents, young adults, NHANES
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Beverages, Child, Child, Preschool, Drinking Behavior, Female, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sweetening Agents, History, 21st Century, Young Adult
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