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Water intake, nutrient intake, and body mass index among U.S. adults: Results from What We Eat in America/ NHANES 2005‐2006
Author(s) -
Sebastian Rhonda S,
Enns Cecilia Wilkinson,
Goldman Joseph D.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.550.13
Subject(s) - nutrient , body mass index , medicine , quartile , moisture , confounding , population , environmental health , zoology , food science , demography , biology , chemistry , endocrinology , confidence interval , ecology , organic chemistry , sociology
This study sought to determine if intakes of water (moisture) from food and from beverages are associated with nutrient intakes and body mass index (BMI) among U.S. adults. Inverse associations between moisture from foods (but not beverages) and BMI have been detected by others, but those findings were not nationally representative for the U.S. Men and women age 19 years and older (n = 4,405) with one complete 24‐hour dietary recall in What We Eat in America (WWEIA)/NHANES 2005‐2006 were divided into quartiles based on their moisture intake from food and from beverages. Regression procedures adjusting for confounding factors were used to detect associations between moisture from each source and nutrient intakes and BMI. Nutrients studied were those for which >10% of Americans obtained less than the Estimated Average Requirement or Adequate Intake. Food moisture was positively associated with all nutrients analyzed (p < .01). Associations with beverage moisture were fewer and some were negative; e.g., higher beverage moisture was related to lower fiber intake in men. Beverage moisture was positively associated with BMI in men. No other associations between source of moisture and BMI were found. Overall, although higher one‐day food moisture intake is associated with higher intakes of selected nutrients, it is not associated with lower BMI in the U.S. adult population. Funding source for this study is USDA.