title: The relationship between beverage intake and weight status in children: the Cuenca study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Beverage consumption is becoming more important in current research regarding its possible association with the childhood obesity epidemic. The influence of physical activity on fluid intake has been poorly studied, and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) may be a reliable marker for this type of assessment. The present study analysed beverage intake related to weight, adjusted by CRF, in children aged 9 to 11 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional, school-based study was conducted on 373 children, aged 9 to 11 years, from the Cuenca province in Spain. To obtain beverage consumption we averaged two 24-h recalls, collected using the YANA-C assessment tool, validated for HELENA study. CRF was assessed by the 20-m shuttle run test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fluid intake was 1483.39 mL/day, and energy ascribed to fluids was 16% of total energy intake. Beverages were 40% of total sugar intake from diet. The largest amount of fluid consumed among thinness boys came from fruit juices and milk drinks. Thinner girls consumed more diet drinks and whole milk than their normal and overweight counterparts, after adjusting for age and CRF.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overweight-obese boys consumed less fruit juices and milk drinks and girls ingested less diet drinks and whole milk than their normal-weight counterparts. These results suggest the importance of investigating the hydration habits of children to draw reliable conclusions about the best way to hydrate in different situations to avoid adiposity increases.
authors.affiliation: Social and Health Care Research Centre, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain.. mmillatobarra@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Milla Tobarra
authors.affiliation: Social and Health Care Research Centre, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain.. Vicente.Martinez@uclm.es.
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Martínez-Vizcaíno
authors.affiliation: Social and Health Care Research Centre, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain.. Noelia.Lahoz@alu.uclm.es.
authors.forename: Noelia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lahoz García
authors.affiliation: Social and Health Care Research Centre, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain.. jorge.canete@uclm.es.
authors.forename: Jorge Cañete
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: García-Prieto
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca, Chile.. Natalia.Arias@uclm.es.
authors.forename: Natalia María
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Arias-Palencia
authors.affiliation: Social and Health Care Research Centre, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics. Nuestra Señora del Prado Hospital, Talavera de la Reina. Toledo, Spain.. agarciah@uautonoma.cl.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garcia-Hermoso
mesh_terms: D001628:Beverages; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004327:Drinking Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013030:Spain