Children and young adults who do not drink water during
the day drink more sugary beverages and thus consume more calories from these
sugary drinks, suggests a new study published April 22, 2019 in JAMA
Pediatrics. Plain water was defined in the study as tap or nonsweetened,
noncarbonated bottled water.
Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) includes soda, sweetened
fruit juices, sports drinks, energy drinks, and sweetened tea and coffee
drinks. They do not include 100% fruit juices, drinks sweetened with
zero-calorie sweeteners, or drinks that are sweetened by the consumer, like
coffee or tea brewed at home.
Analysis of data from the 2011-2016 National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey revealed that on a given day, about 20% of
children reported drinking no water. No water intake was associated with intake
of 92.9 kcal and 4.5% more calories from SSBs among participants aged 2 to 19
years. Additionally, those children consumed 200 calories from SSBs compared to
children who did drink water.
Although the study did not establish causality, the
message from the study is clear; sugar-sweetened beverages are not a substitute
for water.
(Source: JAMA Pediatrics, April 22, 2019)
Dr KK Aggarwal
Padma Shri Awardee
President Elect Confederation of
Medical Associations in Asia and Oceania
(CMAAO)
Group Editor-in-Chief IJCP Publications
President Heart Care Foundation of
India
Past National President
IMA
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