{"id":6999,"date":"2020-09-03T02:30:50","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T06:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nchstats.com\/?p=5140"},"modified":"2020-09-03T02:30:50","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T06:30:50","slug":"nonalcoholic-beverage-consumption-among-adults-united-states-2015-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdc.gov\/nchs\/2020\/09\/03\/6999\/","title":{"rendered":"Nonalcoholic Beverage Consumption Among Adults: United States, 2015\u20132018"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Questions for Crescent Martin, Health Statistician and Lead Author of \u201cNonalcoholic Beverage Consumption Among Adults: United States, 2015\u20132018.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Q<\/strong>: Why did you decide to look at non-alcoholic beverage consumption for this report?<\/p>\n

CM<\/em><\/strong>: Beverages help meet total water intake needs, and also are a major contributor to overall nutrient and caloric intake in the United States.<\/p>\n

A previous analysis had looked at beverage consumption among youth<\/a> (2013-2016), decided to conduct a similar analysis for adults.<\/p>\n

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Q<\/strong>: Was there a specific finding in the data that surprised you from this report?<\/p>\n

CM<\/em><\/strong>: Water contributed substantially more to total non-alcoholic beverages consumption in grams, compared to other beverages.<\/p>\n

Men consumed a lower percentage of their total beverages as water and tea, compared to women.<\/p>\n

The contribution of coffee to total beverage consumption increased with age<\/p>\n

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Q:<\/strong> How did the data vary by different beverage types to total non-alcoholic beverage consumption among adults?<\/p>\n

CM:<\/em><\/strong> By sex:<\/em> Men consumed a lower percentage of their total beverages as water and tea, compared to women.<\/p>\n

Men consumed a higher percentage of their total beverage intake as: coffee, sweetened beverages, fruit beverages, compared to women.<\/p>\n

By age: <\/em>The contributions of several beverages to total beverage consumption decreased with age: water, sweetened beverages, fruit beverages.<\/p>\n

Others increased with age: coffee, tea, milk, diet beverages<\/p>\n

By race and Hispanic origin<\/em>:<\/p>\n

For non-Hispanic Asian adults: water and tea contributed a higher percentage, sweetened beverages a lower percentage compared to other groups<\/p>\n

For non-Hispanic white adults: coffee and diet beverages both contributed a higher percentage than for other groups<\/p>\n

For non-Hispanic black and Hispanic adults: sweetened beverages were higher than for NH Asian and NH white adults<\/p>\n

For Non-Hispanic black adults: fruit beverages higher than for other groups<\/p>\n

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Q:<\/strong> What is the take home message for this report?<\/p>\n

CM<\/em><\/strong>: Water accounted for over half (51.2%) of total non-alcoholic beverage consumption on a given day for US adults in 2015\u20132018.<\/p>\n

Next highest: coffee (14.9%); Sweetened beverages (10.2%); Tea (8.7%)<\/p>\n

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Q:<\/strong> Does NHANES or NCHS have any data on alcoholic beverage consumption?<\/p>\n

CM<\/em><\/strong>: An NHANES report from 2012: Calories Consumed From Alcoholic Beverages by U.S. Adults, 2007\u20132010. https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/products\/databriefs\/db110.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Main findings – Men and younger adults consume more calories from alcoholic beverages. And men consume more beer than other types of alcohol.<\/p>\n

Alcohol use (not calories) is also reported using the National Health Interview Survey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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