Fig 2.

Global and regional intakes of SSBs (standardized 248 g (8 oz) serving/week for this analysis) by age in children and adolescents aged 3-19 years in 2018. SSBs were defined as any beverage with added sugars and ≥209 kJ (50 kcal) per 237 g serving, including commercial or homemade beverages, soft drinks, energy drinks, fruit drinks, punch, lemonade, and aguas frescas. This definition excludes 100% fruit and vegetable juices, non-caloric artificially sweetened drinks, and sweetened milk. The filled circles represent the mean SSBs intake (248 g (8 oz) serving/week) and the error bars the 95% UIs. In previous Global Dietary Database reports, the region central and eastern Europe and central Asia was referred to as the former Soviet Union, and southeast and east Asia was referred to as Asia. SSBs=sugar sweetened beverages; UI=uncertainty interval