title: Trends in sugar-sweetened beverage and 100% fruit juice consumption among California children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine trends in the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and 100% fruit juice by California children ages 2 to 11 years from 2003 to 2009.
  
  
  METHODS
  This analysis used serial cross-sectional data from the California Health Interview Survey, a telephone survey of households in California. Parents were asked how many servings of SSBs and 100% fruit juice the child consumed the day before. A test of trend was used to evaluate changes in consumption over time. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine the independent effects of race/ethnicity, parental education, and household income on beverage consumption.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The percentage of children consuming an SSB on the prior day declined from 40% in 2003 to 16% in 2009 (P < .001) among children ages 2 to 5 and from 54% in 2003 to 33% in 2009 (P < .001) among children ages 6 to 11. The percentage of children consuming any SSB decreased for all racial/ethnic groups, although there were disparities with higher consumption among Latinos. Among children ages 2 to 5, consumption of 2 or more servings of 100% fruit juice per day decreased among white children and increased among Latinos. For children ages 6 to 11, consumption of 2 or more servings of 100% fruit juice per day remained stable for white children and increased among Latinos and African Americans.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The decrease in SSB consumption by California children from 2003 to 2009 is a promising trend. The increase in 100% fruit juice consumption among minority children during this period may be an unintended consequence of efforts to reduce SSB consumption.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: Anisha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Kristine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Madsen
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D001213:Asian; D001628:Beverages / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002140:California; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D064427:Nutritive Sweeteners; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D064427:Nutritive Sweeteners
keywords: 100% fruit juice; health disparities; sugar-sweetened beverages