1-in-5 US Kids Drink No Water During a Given Day

April 24, 2019

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New Delhi, April 24, 2019 ;

One fifth of US children and young adults said they drank no water on a given day and that they consumed almost twice as many calories from sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) as those who drank water.

Dr Asher Y. Rosinger, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of biobehavioral health and anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park published their findings online today in JAMA Pediatrics.

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On a given day, 79.9% of participants said they drank plain water. Drinking no water in a day was associated with intake of 92.9 kcal (P < .001) and 4.5% (P < .001) more calories from SSBs among those aged 2 to 19 years, after adjustment for sociodemographic variables.

Kids [WHO] did not consume any plain water (from tap or bottled water) consumed almost twice as many calories and percent of total calories from sugary drinks than kids [WHO] consumed water. And for the sample overall that translated to nearly 100 extra calories on a given day.

The author of this article is Dr K K Aggarwal

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