Nonalcoholic beverage consumption among adults : United States, 2015–2018

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• Personal Author:
  Martin, Crescent B. ; Wambogo, Edwina A. ; Ahluwalia, Namanjeet ; Ogden, Cynthia L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  Key findings
  
  Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
  
  • In 2015–2018, water accounted for more than one-half of total nonalcoholic beverage consumption (51.2%) among U.S. adults.
  
  • Compared with women, men consumed more coffee, sweetened beverages, and fruit beverages as a percentage of total beverage consumption, and less water and tea.
  
  • The contribution of water and sweetened beverages to total beverage consumption decreased with age, while the contribution of coffee, tea, milk, and diet beverages increased with age.
  
  • The contribution of water (60.7%) and tea (13.6%) to total beverage consumption was highest among non-Hispanic Asian adults, while the contribution of coffee (17.3%) was highest among non-Hispanic white adults.
  
  Beverages play a substantial role in meeting total water intake needs and are a major contributor to overall nutrient and caloric intake for the U.S. population (1,2). 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). This report provides estimates of the contribution of beverage types to total nonalcoholic beverage consumption, by grams, for U.S. adults.
  
  Suggested citation: Martin CB, Wambogo EA, Ahluwalia N, Ogden CL. Nonalcoholic beverage consumption among adults: United States. 2015–2018. NCHS Data Brief, no 376. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2020.
  
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• Content Notes:
  Key findings -- What was the contribution of different beverage types to total nonalcoholic beverage consumption among adults in 2015–2018? -- Were there differences by sex in the contribution of different types of beverages to total nonalcoholic beverage consumption among adults in 2015–2018? -- Were there differences by age in the contribution of different types of beverages to total nonalcoholic beverage consumption among adults in 2015–2018? -- Were there differences by race and Hispanic origin in the contribution of different types of beverages to total nonalcoholic beverage consumption among adults in 2015–2018? -- Summary -- Definition -- Data source and methods -- About the authors -- References -- Suggested citation.
• Subjects:
  Adult Age Factors Beverages Drinking Humans Nutrition Surveys
• Series:
  NCHS Data Briefs
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  7 Pages
• Issue:
  376
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
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