TY - JOUR
T1 - Sugary drink consumption behaviours among young adults at university
AU - O'Leary, Fiona
AU - Hattersley, Libby
AU - King, Lesley
AU - Allman-Farinelli, Margaret
PY - 2012/6
Y1 - 2012/6
N2 - Aim: Sugary drink consumption is associated with weight gain, and young adults are the highest consumers. To inform a university healthy beverage intervention, we studied the settings and the types and amounts of sugary drinks consumed by a sample drawn from the student population. Methods: Fifty university students (24 male) were recruited to keep records of all beverages consumed over four consecutive days. The records were analysed by gender, drink category and consumption setting. Results: Males drank marginally more sugary drinks than females (median daily intake of 526mL compared with 300mL, P=0.06). Median energy intake from sugary drinks was 928kJ for males and 481kJ for females. Carbonated soft drinks and fruit-based drinks accounted for 64% of energy from sugary drinks for males; and fruit and sweetened milk-based drinks accounted for 68% of energy for females. Half of all sugary drink consumption occurred at home followed by social settings. Conclusion: Health promotion programmes aiming to reduce sugary drink consumption in this group would benefit from gender-differentiated strategies with respect to types of drinks consumed with a focus on the home and social settings.
AB - Aim: Sugary drink consumption is associated with weight gain, and young adults are the highest consumers. To inform a university healthy beverage intervention, we studied the settings and the types and amounts of sugary drinks consumed by a sample drawn from the student population. Methods: Fifty university students (24 male) were recruited to keep records of all beverages consumed over four consecutive days. The records were analysed by gender, drink category and consumption setting. Results: Males drank marginally more sugary drinks than females (median daily intake of 526mL compared with 300mL, P=0.06). Median energy intake from sugary drinks was 928kJ for males and 481kJ for females. Carbonated soft drinks and fruit-based drinks accounted for 64% of energy from sugary drinks for males; and fruit and sweetened milk-based drinks accounted for 68% of energy for females. Half of all sugary drink consumption occurred at home followed by social settings. Conclusion: Health promotion programmes aiming to reduce sugary drink consumption in this group would benefit from gender-differentiated strategies with respect to types of drinks consumed with a focus on the home and social settings.
KW - Soft drinks
KW - Sugar-sweetened beverages
KW - Young adults
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84861952938&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2012.01583.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2012.01583.x
M3 - Article
SN - 1446-6368
VL - 69
SP - 119
EP - 123
JO - Nutrition and Dietetics
JF - Nutrition and Dietetics
IS - 2
ER -