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The Influence of Sweetened Drink Consumption on the Likelihood of Meeting the Recommended Dietary Allowance for Vitamins and Minerals
Author(s) -
Reynolds Laura M.,
Finke Michael S.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
family and consumer sciences research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1552-3934
pISSN - 1077-727X
DOI - 10.1177/107772702237934
Subject(s) - allowance (engineering) , micronutrient , dietary reference intake , food science , reference daily intake , nutrient , environmental health , per capita , consumption (sociology) , medicine , economics , chemistry , social science , operations management , organic chemistry , pathology , sociology , population
Per capita consumption of regular (sugared) soft drinks increased 86% between 1970 and 1997. It has been suggested that they may pose health risks if they replace more nutrient‐dense foods and beverages. The probability of meeting the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) threshold for vitamins and minerals is modeled as a function of individual characteristics including the proportion of food energy received from sweetened drinks. For all vitamins and minerals studied, an increase in consumption of food energy from sugared drinks was significantly associated with a reduced probability of meeting the RDA. Results suggest a tendency to substitute sugared drinks for more nutrient‐dense foods and beverages, leading to an overall reduction in micronutrients.