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Trends in Beverage Consumption Among Children and Adults, 2003‐2014
Author(s) -
Bleich Sara N.,
Vercammen Kelsey A.,
Koma Jonathan Wyatt,
Li Zhonghe
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.438
H-Index - 199
eISSN - 1930-739X
pISSN - 1930-7381
DOI - 10.1002/oby.22056
Subject(s) - calorie , per capita , medicine , national health and nutrition examination survey , consumption (sociology) , environmental health , demography , gerontology , population , social science , sociology , endocrinology
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.