title: Relation Between Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption, Nutrition, and Lifestyle in a Military Population.
abstract: Objective to describe the demographic, socioeconomic, and nutritional behaviors associated with of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption.
  
  
  
  cross-sectional.
  
  
  
  in January 2014, 26,566 military personnel, representing 84.6% of the 31,412 men and women in active service were invited to participate in an online survey. Included questions were about consumption of fruits and vegetables, meat, SSB, number of breakfasts a week, and military rank.
  
  
  
  7,252 military subjects.
  
  
  
  mean (standard deviation) age of the participants was 45.4 (7.9) years for 6,529 males and 41.9 (8.9) years for 723 females. Mean (standard deviation) body mass index was 26.6 (3.6) kg/m2for males and 24.5 (3.9) kg/m2for females. The probability of consuming daily SSB decreased with age, and with increasing body mass index, being female, and being a noncommissioned officer or officer. Consumption of fruits and vegetables decreased for daily SSB consumption, but meat consumption increased. The odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for daily SSB consumption was 0.65 (0.58-0.74) for daily breakfast and 1.49 (1.30-1.71) for smoking. There was no relation between physical activity and SSB consumption.
  
  
  
  SSB consumption was associated with attributes of a lower quality diet.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Department of Human Biometrics and Biomechanics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mullie
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Department of Human Biometrics and Biomechanics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Deliens
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Department of Human Biometrics and Biomechanics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Clarys
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001530:Belgium; D001628:Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009752:Nutritional Status / Q000187:drug effects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013549:Sweetening Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D013549:Sweetening Agents