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Youth beverage choices are associated with compliance to recommendations for discretionary energy and added sugars: Results from What We Eat in America (WWEIA), NHANES 2007–2008
Author(s) -
Sebastian Rhonda,
Enns Cecilia Wilkinson,
Goldman Joseph D.,
Bowman Shanthy A.,
Moshfegh Alanna J.
Publication year - 2011
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.25.1_supplement.28.1
Subject(s) - calorie , environmental health , medicine , national health and nutrition examination survey , compliance (psychology) , nutrient , demography , food science , psychology , population , social psychology , biology , ecology , sociology , endocrinology
Associations between compliance with selected recommendations and beverage choices of youth were analyzed in a nationally representative sample of children age 6–11 years (n=1,121) and adolescents 12–19 years (n=1,113) with a complete 24‐hour dietary recall and complete physical activity data in What We Eat in America (WWEIA), NHANES 2007–2008. Respondents were grouped based on how closely their intakes complied with MyPyramid recommendations for discretionary energy (DE) and added sugars (AS). Regression procedures were used to identify associations between compliance and beverage intakes. Significant inverse associations (p <0.01) were found between both DE and AS compliance and mean intakes of regular soft drinks and flavored milk (both age groups), whereas positive associations were found between AS compliance and intake of plain water (both) and low‐calorie drinks (adolescents only). Also, DE high compliers were more likely to consume lowfat/skim milk (adolescents), and AS high compliers were more likely to consume 100% juice (children) and plain milk (adolescents). High compliers who did report energy‐dense, nutrient‐poor beverages consumed smaller amounts than did low compliers. Beverage choices of youth adhering most closely to national DE and AS recommendations may be characterized as lower in calories and/or higher in nutrients. Funding source: ARS, USDA.