Beverage consumption among youth in the United States, 2013–2016

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• Personal Author:
  Herrick, Kirsten A. ; Terry, Ana L. ; Afful, Joseph
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  Beverages contribute to hydration and affect total calorie intake (1). For all individuals aged 2 years and over, the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that water, fat-free and low-fat milk, and 100% juice be
  
  the primary beverages consumed (2). The American Academy of Pediatrics also supports this advice for youth (3). This report describes the contribution of different beverage types to total beverage consumption, by grams, among U.S. youth.
  
  Key findings
  
  Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
  
  • In 2013–2016, water accounted for 43.7% of total beverage consumption among U.S. youth, followed by milk (21.5%), soft drinks (19.9%), 100% juice (7.3%), and other beverages (7.6%).
  
  • The contribution of milk and 100% juice to total beverage consumption decreased with age, while the contribution of water and soft drinks increased with age.
  
  • The contribution of water and milk to total beverage consumption was higher for non-Hispanic Asian youth (55.4% and 25.2%) and lower for non-Hispanic black youth (37.6% and 16.4%).
  
  • The contribution of soft drinks to total beverage consumption was higher among non-Hispanic black (30.4%) compared with non-Hispanic white (17.5%), non-Hispanic Asian (8.8%), and Hispanic youth (21.5%).
  
  Suggested citation: Herrick KA, Terry AL, Afful J. Beverage consumption among youth in the United States, 2013–2016. NCHS Data Brief, no 320. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2018.
  
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• Subjects:
  Adolescent Beverages Child Diet Food Preferences
• Series:
  NCHS Data Briefs
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  7 Pages
• Issue:
  320
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
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