title: Pattern of beverage intake and milk and dairy products sufficiency among high-school students in Kuwait.
abstract: High consumption of soft drinks has been associated with lower intakes of milk and calcium-rich foods and higher body mass index (BMI). This study aimed to explore the pattern of beverage intake among Kuwaiti high-school students. A questionnaire on knowledge, attitudes and practices concerning beverages and milk and dairy products intake was completed by 190 Kuwaiti students aged 16-18 years and BMI was calculated for 181 of them. Intake of sweetened carbonated beverages and to a lesser extent packaged fruit juices affected the sufficiency of milk and dairy products intake among the sample of high-school students in Kuwait. Although BMI was not related to milk and dairy insufficiency, more of the overweight and obese students displayed incorrect practices. Nutritional education of high-school students on the importance of milk and dairy products as well as the hazards of excess sweetened carbonated beverages and packaged juice is recommended to prevent the obesity epidemic prevailing in Kuwait.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Nassar
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Mansoura, Mansoura, Egypt.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: AbdelKader
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Al-Adan Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Al-Refaee
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Al-Adan Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Al-Dhafiri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001628:Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000145:classification* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000592:standards*; D002253:Carbonated Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003611:Dairy Products / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004034:Diet Surveys / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019422:Dietary Sucrose / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007730:Kuwait; D008297:Male; D008892:Milk / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D019422:Dietary Sucrose