Sources of Beverage Intakes among the US Population, 2005–06

• Objective
• Methods
• Figures
• Tables
• Note
• Suggested Citation

Objective

The purpose of this research was to identify the sources of beverage intake in the US population age 2 and older.

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Methods

We used the 2005–06 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to determine the contribution of specific beverages to total beverage intake. The beverage categories included whole milk; reduced fat milk; skim milk; vegetable juice; 100% orange/grapefruit juice; 100% fruit juice, not orange/grapefruit juice; regular fruit drink; low calorie fruit drink; regular soda; low calorie soda; milk substitute and evaporated milk; alcoholic beverages; coffee; and tea.

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Figures

• Figure 1. List of beverage types: Result of grouping like beverages

Distribution of Intake (grams) across Beverage Types

• Figure 2. US population (2+ years)
• Figure 3. US children and adolescents (2-18 years)
• Figure 4. US adults (19+ years)

Distribution of Intake (calories) across Beverage Types

• Figure 5. US population (2+ years)
• Figure 6. US children and adolescents (2-18 years)
• Figure 7. US adults (19+ years)

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Tables

• Table 1. Distribution of Intake (calories) across Beverage Types, US children and adolescents (2-18 years)
• Table 2. Distribution of Intake (calories) across Beverage Types, US adults (19+ years)

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Note

The mean contribution (in teaspoons) represents the average per capita. For example, all persons age 2 and older consume an average of 7.5 teaspoons of added sugars from soda/energy/sports drinks per day. If the analysis was restricted to only those people who reported drinking such beverages on a given day, average added sugars intake from those beverages would be higher.

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Suggested Citation

Suggested citation for information contained on this page:

Sources of Beverage Intakes among the US Population, 2005–06. Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch Web site. Applied Research Program. National Cancer Institute. http://riskfactor.cancer.gov/diet/foodsources/beverages/. Updated December 21, 2010. Accessed May 18, 2013.

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