Beverage Consumption Patterns of a Low-Income Population.
High-energy-dense foods provide an inexpensive source of calories. Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span study participants (n = 1987), low- to low-middle-income, urban African American and white adults, consumed between 17% and 20% of their daily energy intake from beverages. Of all beverages consumed, calorically sweetened beverages ranked second among African Americans and third among whites. Calorically-sweetened beverage consumption was not influenced by weight status. Increasing awareness of risks for adverse health outcomes associated with selected beverages may improve dietary choices.
Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition, University of Delaware, Newark (Dr Kuczmarski and Ms Schwenk); Statistical Information Systems, MedStar Health Research Institute (Mr Mason), and Health Disparities Research Section (Dr Evans), and Laboratory of Personality and Cognition, Biomedical Research Center (Dr Zonderman), National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, Maryland.
Marie F
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Kuczmarski
Marc A
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Mason
Elizabeth A
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Schwenk
Michele K
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Evans
Alan B
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Zonderman