Table 2.
Mean daily intake of different fluid types (mL/day) of children (4–9 years), stratified by country
| Country | Sex | Water | Milk | Hot beverages | Juices | RSB | Alcoholic beverages | Other beverages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | Male | 424 (409) | 350 (239) | 23 (76) | 155 (207) | 424 (416) | 0 (0) | 15 (164) |
| Female | 410 (409) | 321 (207) | 35 (75) | 157 (216) | 357 (316) | 0 (0) | 4 (22) | |
| Brazil | Male | 536 (397) | 487 (259)a | 33 (99) | 479 (335) | 136 (216) | 0 (0) | 4 (27) |
| Female | 543 (317) | 428 (284) | 45 (106) | 497 (369) | 141 (239) | 0 (0) | 8 (42) | |
| Uruguay | Male | 751 (539) | 541 (216) | 11 (37) | 380 (428) | 406 (387) | 0 (0) | 40 (185) |
| Female | 896 (474) | 603 (213) | 15 (47) | 388 (506) | 447 (465) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Argentina | Male | 312 (339) | 341 (149) | 99 (140) | 303 (397) | 582 (472) | ND | 0 (0) |
| Female | 420 (633) | 353 (180) | 157 (361) | 310 (368) | 616 (709) | ND | 2 (9) | |
| Spain | Male | 804 (549) | 574 (279)a | 37 (120) | 250 (399) | 119 (174) | 0 (0) | ND |
| Female | 785 (501) | 440 (264) | 36 (86) | 174 (159) | 66 (106) | 0 (0) | ND | |
| France | Male | 546 (295) | 245 (159) | 3 (16) | 86 (94) | 145 (195) | 0 (0) | ND |
| Female | 529 (325) | 245 (184) | 4 (13) | 95 (104) | 138 (173) | 0 (0) | ND | |
| Belgium | Male | 379 (293) | 167 (160) | ND | 139 (120) | 195 (210)a | 0 (0) | 16 (33) |
| Female | 371 (624) | 135 (149) | ND | 126 (142) | 138 (158) | 0 (3) | 25 (42) | |
| UK | Male | 529 (348) | 241 (253) | 31 (95) | 238 (220) | 652 (605)b | 0 (0) | 1 (7) |
| Female | 434 (297) | 281 (306) | 67 (142) | 261 (297) | 407 (363) | 0 (0) | 0 (4) | |
| Poland | Male | 252 (297) | 164 (139) | 460 (241) | 191 (187) | 324 (250) | 0 (4) | 26 (117) |
| Female | 267 (347) | 143 (138) | 472 (274) | 213 (171) | 263 (252) | 0 (4) | 7 (18) | |
| Turkey | Male | 773 (297) | 268 (232) | 222 (154) | 86 (103) | 217 (341) | 0 (0) | 240 (247) |
| Female | 851 (443) | 275 (315) | 207 (181) | 129 (143) | 113 (194) | 0 (0) | 159 (244) | |
| Iran | Male | 709 (347)a | 271 (173) | 137 (99)b | 80 (86) | 117 (95) | ND | 2 (7) |
| Female | 610 (292) | 288 (167) | 99 (88) | 70 (73) | 91 (82) | ND | 6 (21) | |
| China | Male | 660 (380) | 185 (164) | 11 (57)a | 47 (101) | 65 (114)c | ND | 15 (40) |
| Female | 641 (374) | 187 (157) | 19 (71) | 41 (82) | 44 (84) | ND | 19 (45) | |
| Indonesia | Male | 1387 (746) | 232 (276)b | 90 (179) | 21 (70) | 191 (375) | ND | 18 (59) |
| Female | 1394 (740) | 163 (249) | 72 (120) | 22 (73) | 164 (300) | ND | 10 (36) | |
| Total | Male | 651 (535) | 272 (238)b | 54 (143)b | 144 (235) | 204 (323)c | 0 (1) | 14 (83)b |
| Female | 661 (525) | 247 (236) | 70 (159) | 140 (235) | 161 (280) | 0 (2) | 23 (87) |
Intake data presented as mean (SD) and analysed with a Student’s t test
ND no data, RSB regular soft beverages
a p value <0.05; b p values <0.01; c p values <0.0001