Caloric beverage consumption patterns in Mexican children

Nutrition Journal

Research

Barry M Popkin¹  Juan A Rivera²  Simon Barquera²  Fabricio Campirano²  Lucia Hernández-Barrera²  Anabelle Bonvecchio² 

[1] Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health and the Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, 123 W. Franklin St., 27516, Chapel Hill, NC, USA;Nutrition and Health Research Center, National Institute of Public Health, Av. Universidad 655, Col. Sta. Ma. Ahuacatitlan, CP 62508, Cuernavaca, Mor., Mexico;

关键词: Food Frequency Questionnaire;    Soft Drink;    Total Energy Intake;    Beverage Intake;    Mexican Child;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1475-2891-9-47

 received in 2010-05-14, accepted in 2010-10-21,  发布年份 2010

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundMexico has seen a very steep increase in child obesity level. Little is known about caloric beverage intake in this country as well as all other countries outside a few high income countries. This study examines overall patterns and trends in all caloric beverages from two nationally representative surveys from Mexico.MethodsThe two nationally representative dietary intake surveys (1999 and 2006) from Mexico are used to study caloric beverage intake in 17, 215 children. The volume (ml) and caloric energy (kcal) contributed by all beverages consumed by the sample subjects were measured. Results are weighted to be nationally representative.ResultsThe trends from the dietary intake surveys showed very large increases in caloric beverages among pre-school and school children. The contribution of whole milk and sugar-sweetened juices was an important finding. Mexican pre-school children consumed 27.8% of their energy from caloric beverages in 2006 and school children consumed 20.7% of their energy from caloric beverages during the same time. The three major categories of beverage intake are whole milk, fruit juice with various sugar and water combinations and carbonated and noncarbonated sugared-beverages.ConclusionThe Mexican government, greatly concerned about obesity, has identified the large increase in caloric beverages from whole milk, juices and soft drinks as a key target and is initiating major changes to address this problem. They have already used the data to shift 20 million persons in their welfare and feeding programs from whole to 1.5% fat milk and in a year will shift to nonfat milk. They are using these data to revise school beverage policies and national regulations and taxation policies related to an array of less healthful caloric beverages.

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© Barquera et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2010. This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.