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Table 1 Percentage of children consuming major categories of non alcoholic, non dairy beverages and the mean consumption [g/d/consumer] in consumers.

From: Beverage intake and obesity in Australian children

%

Mean g/d per consumer

 

Age group

Age group

Boys

2-3

4-8

9-13

14-16

2-3

4-8

9-13

14-16

Fruit juice

41

42

34

35

214 ± 168

295 ± 218

347 ± 219

406 ± 265

Fruit Drinks

8

12

9

8

232 ± 137

267 ± 134

311 ± 181

473 ± 517

Cordial

23

21

22

21

401 ± 383

377 ± 246

471 ± 346

600 ± 542

Sugar sweetened soft drinks

10

19

34

38

200 ± 112

335 ± 185

496 ± 296

591 ± 349

Diet soft drinks

2

4

6

10

197 ± 137*

242 ± 125

392 ± 206

489 ± 256

Girls

        

Fruit juice

37

35

36

39

213 ± 157

243 ± 158

299 ± 201

341 ± 229

Fruit Drinks

9

13

11

9

260 ± 182

269 ± 180

275 ± 136

311 ± 139

Cordial

18

20

20

17

319 ± 200

348 ± 257

436 ± 330

470 ± 338

Sugar sweetened Soft drinks

19

17

29

28

214 ± 143

279 ± 206

407 ± 266

507 ± 328

Diet soft drinks

3

4

6

8

133 ± 122*

223 ± 98

378 ± 254

417 ± 206

  1. 1. One day food intake data collected via 24 hour recall at personal interview; population weights applied; n = 1682 for fruit juice; n = 431 for fruit drink; n = 918 for cordial; n = 1046 for sugar sweetened soft drinks; n = 238 for diet soft drinks; n = 4433 for all non-dairy non-alcoholic beverages;
  2. 2. Estimates calculated based on sample size of 20 or less for each group are marked with an asterisk
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Nutrition & Metabolism

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