Table 2.

Daily fluid consumption by pregnant and lactating women, according to the type of beverage consumed.

	Pregnant n = 153		Lactating n = 155
	Volume (L)	Percentage (%)	Volume (L)	Percentage (%)
Total	2.6	100	2.8	100
Water	0.9	33.2	0.9	33.6
Flavored water	0.05	1.9	0.05	1.7
Milk and dairy	0.52	19.9*	0.5	17.5*
Hot beverages	0.18**	6.8**	0.2**	8.5**
Sugar sweetened beverages	0.7	25.8*	0.6	22.6*
Soft drinks	0.3**	11.7**	0.4**	15.4**
Functional beverages	0.01	0.4	0.01	0.2
Alcoholic beverages	0.01	0.3	0.01	0.47
Other beverages	0.00	0.05	0.00	0.07

*P < 0.05.

**P ≤ 0.01.