Table 3. Percentage of Children (n = 2,891) Consuming Sugar-Sweetened Beverages at Least Once a Day, 2008 Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study.
| Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption | Infants (6-11.9 Months), n = 505 |
Toddlers (12–23.9 Months), n = 925 |
2-Year-Olds (24–35.9 Months), n = 736 |
3-Year-Olds (36–47.9 Months), n = 725 |
All Preschoolers (24–47.9 Months), n = 1,461 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (SE) | % (SE) | % (SE) | % (SE) | % (SE) | |
| Any type of sugar-sweetened beveragea | 7.9 (2.6) | 27.8 (2.5) | 43.9 (3.2) | 48.3 (3.0) | 46.1 (2.2) |
| Fruit-flavored drinks | 5.7 (2.5) | 20.2 (2.2) | 33.2 (3.1) | 36.1 (3.0) | 34.6 (2.2) |
| Carbonated sodas | 1.1b (0.8) | 4.6 (1.4) | 7.2 (1.7) | 9.2 (1.4) | 8.2 (1.1) |
| Sweetened teas and coffees | 0 (0.0) | 2.7 (0.8) | 7.0 (2.0) | 7.6 (1.9) | 7.3 (1.4) |
| Sports drinks | 0.9b (0.6) | 1.6b (0.5) | 2.6b (1.3) | 1.0b (0.5) | 1.8b (0.7) |
Abbreviation: SE, standard error.
a
Based on a single 24-hour dietary recall and age at dietary interview. Data are not presented for infants from birth to 5.9 months because of low prevalence, but the point estimate for any type of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption is 0.6% among 4- to 5.9-month-olds. All reports in this age group were fruit-flavored drinks.
b
Point estimate is imprecise because of small sample size.