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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Obes. 2015 Mar 2;11(1):47–53. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12019

Table 2.

Mean (± standard error) beverage intake (in kcal/d and grams/d) by survey year for children ages 2–5 y who participated in What We Eat In America, the dietary component of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, or 2011–12

2003–04 2005–06 2007–08 2009–10 2011–12
<----------------------------------Kcals/d---------------------------------->
Total milks 231 ± 11 196 ± 9 217 ± 10 215 ± 11 207 ± 17
 Low-fat, low-sugar milk 18 ± 6 20 ± 4 20 ± 4 32 ± 3 31 ± 11
 Low-fat, high-sugar milk 6 ± 2 3 ± 1 8 ± 3 9 ± 2 6 ± 2
 >1% fat, low-sugar milk 166 ± 10 135 ± 9 137 ± 7 124 ± 8* 124 ± 11*
 >1% fat, high-sugar milk 41 ± 7 38 ± 7 52 ± 6 50 ± 8 47 ± 9
100% juice 40 ± 5 39 ± 8 43 ± 4 34 ± 6 38 ± 5
Sugared beverages 154 ± 8 134 ± 6 99 ± 5 94 ± 3* 97 ± 9*
 Juice drinks 110 ± 9 99 ± 5 69 ± 4 72 ± 3* 73 ± 7*
 Sports and energy drinks 4 ± 1 3 ± 1 2 ± 1 3 ± 1 1 ± 1
 Caloric soft drinks 32 ± 4 27 ± 4 24 ± 3 15 ± 2* 19 ± 2*
 Other SSBs 6 ± 3 6 ± 2 4 ± 1 5 ± 1 6 ± 2
<--------------------------------Grams/d-------------------------------->
Low/no-calorie beverages 22 ± 7 19 ± 5 35 ± 6 59 ± 11* 35 ± 5
 Diet drinks 21 ± 7 15 ± 4 34 ± 6 57 ± 11* 32 ± 5
 Tap, bottled, and flavored water 1 ± 1 4 ± 3 2 ± 1 2 ± 1 3 ± 1

Totals intakes of milk, 100% juice, sugared beverages, and low/no-calorie beverages are shown in bold

*

Value was significantly different from value in 2003–04 was significant, Bonferroni-adjusted p<0.05

Value in 2011–12 was significantly different from value in 2009–10, Bonferroni-adjusted p<0.05