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Beverage Consumption in the Diets of Children is Not Consistently Associated with Weight: National Health and Nutritio...
ISSN: 1929 - 4247
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Beverage Consumption in the Diets of Children is Not Consistently Associated with Weight: National Health and Nutritio...
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Publisher: Lifescience Global Inc.
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Abstract
Objectives: The objective of this study was to examine whether there was significant risk associated with types of beverages consumed on the weight status in children. Design: Nationally representative cross-sectional sample. Setting: Demographic information was obtained from the NHANES interviews. Dietary intake data were obtained from Day 1, in-person 24-hour dietary recall interviews administered using an automated multiple-pass method. Height and weight were obtained according to NHANES Anthropometry Procedures Manual. Subjects: Children 2-18 years of age. Results: The likelihood of being overweight or obese was not significant for any of the beverages studied between consumers and non-consumers. For the total sample, for every 29.6 mL of water consumed the risk of being obese was 1%. For ages 6-11 years water consumption increased the risk of being obese and in ages 2-5 years, consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) increa...
