title: Sugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption Among U.S. Adults, 2011-2014.
abstract: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey •Approximately one-half of U.S. adults consumed at least one sugar-sweetened beverage on a given day. •Men consumed an average 179 kilocalories (kcal) from sugar-sweetened beverages, which contributed 6.9% of total daily caloric intake. Women consumed an average 113 kcal from sugar-sweetened beverages, which contributed 6.1% of total caloric intake. •Young adults had the highest mean intake and percentage of daily calories from sugar-sweetened beverages relative to older adults. •Non-Hispanic Asian men and women consumed the least calories and the lowest percentage of total calories from sugar-sweetened beverages compared with non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic men and women. Sugar-sweetened beverages are a major contributor of calories and added sugars to diets of U.S. adults (1). Studies have found that sugar-sweetened beverage consumption has been linked to weight gain, metabolic syndrome, dental caries, and type 2 diabetes in adults (2-4). The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend reducing added sugars consumption to less than 10% of total calories per day and, specifically, to choose beverages with no added sugars (1). This report presents results for consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among U.S. adults aged 20 and over for 2011-2014 by sex, age, and race and Hispanic origin.
authors.forename: Asher
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosinger
authors.forename: Kirsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Herrick
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gahche
authors.forename: Sohyun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017677:Age Distribution; D001213:Asian / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001628:Beverages / Q000032:analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019422:Dietary Sucrose / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D002149:Energy Intake; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014481:United States; D044465:White People; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D019422:Dietary Sucrose
keywords: NHANES; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; calories kcal.