Intake of water and beverages of children and adolescents in 13 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To describe the intake of water and all other beverages in children and adolescents in 13 countries of three continents.

Methods

Data of 3611 children (4-9 years) and 8109 adolescents (10-17 years) were retrieved from 13 cross-sectional surveys (47 % males). In three countries, stratified cluster sampling design was applied to randomly recruit schools classes. A quota method was applied in the other countries to randomly recruit participants. Details on the intake of all fluid types were obtained with a fluid-specific record over 7 consecutive days.

Results

In the total sample, the highest mean intakes were observed for water (738 ± 567 mL/day), followed by milk (212 ± 209 mL/day), regular soft beverages (RSB) (168 ± 290 mL/day) and juices (128 ± 228 mL/day).

SUBMITTER: Guelinckx I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4473084 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature