Trends and patterns in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among children and adults by race and/or ethnicity, 2003–2018

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ID15097343
AuthorsJane Dai (0000-0002-4571-0204, Harvard University, corresponding author), Mark J Soto (0000-0002-5981-8769, Harvard University), Caroline G Dunn (0000-0002-0088-9781, Harvard University), Sara N Bleich (0000-0003-3098-3119, Harvard University)
Year2021
Volume24
Issue9
Pages2405-2410
Publication date2021-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980021001580
PMID33843567
OpenAlexW3152922747
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited17

Objective: Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption has declined steadily. This study uses the latest national data to examine trends in SSB consumption among children and adults by race and/or ethnicity and to document whether long-standing disparities in intake remain. Design: Trend analyses of demographic and dietary data measured by 24-h dietary recall from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Setting: Data from the 2003–2004 through 2017–2018 NHANES survey cycles were analysed in 2020. Participants: The study sample included 21 156 children aged 2–19 years and 32 631 adults aged 20+ years. Results: From 2003–2004 to 2017–2018, the prevalence of drinking any amount of SSB on a given day declined significantly among all race and/or ethnicity groups for children (non-Hispanic (NH) White: 81·6 % to 72·7 %; NH Black: 83·2 % to 74·8 %, Hispanic: 86·9 % to 77·2 %) and most race and/or ethnicity groups for adults (NH White: 72·3 % to 65·3 %; Hispanic: 84·6 % to 77·8 %). Consumption declined at a higher rate among NH Black and Hispanic children aged 12–19 years compared with their NH White peers; among NH Black children aged 6–11 years, the rate of decline was lower. Despite significant declines in per capita SSB energy consumption from soda and fruit drinks, consumption of sweetened coffee/tea beverages increased among older children and nearly all adults and consumption of sweetened milk beverages increased among NH White and Hispanic children. Conclusions: SSB consumption has declined steadily for children and adults of all race and/or ethnicity groups, but disparities persist, and overall intake remains high

Consumption (sociology · Environmental health · Ethnic group · National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey · Per capita · Population · Demography · Diet, Metabolism, and Disease · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology

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