title: The relationship of perceptions of tap water safety with intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and plain water among US adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Research is limited on whether mistrust of tap water discourages plain water intake and leads to a greater intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB). The objective of the present study was to examine demographic differences in perceptions of tap water safety and determine if these perceptions are associated with intake of SSB and plain water.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study examined perceptions of tap water safety and their cross-sectional association with intake of SSB and plain water. Racial/ethnic differences in the associations of tap water perceptions with SSB and plain water intake were also examined.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nationally weighted data from the 2010 HealthStyles Survey (n 4184).
  
  
  METHODS
  US adults aged ≥18 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, 13·0 % of participants disagreed that their local tap water was safe to drink and 26·4 % of participants agreed that bottled water was safer than tap water. Both mistrust of tap water safety and favouring bottled water differed by region, age, race/ethnicity, income and education. The associations of tap water mistrust with intake of SSB and plain water were modified by race/ethnicity (P < 0·05). Non-white racial/ethnic groups who disagreed that their local tap water was safe to drink were more likely to report low intake of plain water. The odds of consuming ≥1 SSB/d among Hispanics who mistrusted their local tap water was twice that of Hispanics who did not (OR = 2·0; 95 % CI 1·2, 3·3).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Public health efforts to promote healthy beverages should recognize the potential impact of tap water perceptions on water and SSB intake among minority populations.
authors.affiliation: 1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, Obesity Prevention and Control Branch, 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS K-26, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Onufrak
authors.affiliation: 1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, Obesity Prevention and Control Branch, 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS K-26, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
authors.forename: Sohyun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: 2 Texas A&M University, School of Rural Public Health, College Station, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Sharkey
authors.affiliation: 1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, Obesity Prevention and Control Branch, 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS K-26, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
authors.forename: Bettylou
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sherry
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001628:Beverages; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004326:Drinking; D060766:Drinking Water / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D059022:Food Safety; D006293:Health Promotion; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011634:Public Health; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013549:Sweetening Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D060766:Drinking Water; D013549:Sweetening Agents