Data on beverage consumption patterns in early life are limited. The aim of this study was to describe beverage consumption by sociodemographic characteristics, along with water intake and sources of water among U.S. children aged 0-24 months. Data from 2740 children in the 2005-2012 NHANES were analysed. Food intake was determined via one 24-h dietary recall. Beverages were categorised accordi...

OBJECTIVE To determine the possible association between carbonated beverage consumption and bone fractures among teenaged girls given the awareness of the concern about the impact of carbonated beverage consumption on children's health. SETTING An urban high school. METHODS A cross-sectional (retrospective) study. Four hundred sixty 9th- and 10th-grade girls attending the high school partic...

BACKGROUND Studies about beverage preferences in a country in which wine drinking is relatively widespread (like Switzerland) are scarce. Therefore, the main aims of the present study were to examine the associations between beverage preferences and drinking patterns, alcohol-related consequences and the use of other substances among Swiss young men. METHODS The analytical sample consisted of...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of obesity among Australian pre-school children is a major concern with links to poor health outcomes. One contributing factor is excess energy intake. Sugar-sweetened beverages are energy-dense, nutrient-poor, readily available and have been implicated in the increasing prevalence of obesity. Furthermore, preschooler beverage consumption may develop into dietary habit...

with the development of beverage industry and expansion of the markets , packaging of these products has also come out of its traditional form and intelligent packaging has been applied gradually. different types of smart packaging are used in the beverage industry such as gas release packaging which by gas production causes a good texture and is used in order to create a creamy milk coffee. in...

In this study, the energy consumption in the food and beverage industries of Iran was investigated. The energy consumption in this sector was modeled using artificial neural network (ANN), response surface methodology (RSM) and genetic algorithm (GA). First, the input data to the model were calculated according to the statistical source, balance-sheets and the method proposed in this paper. It ...

date juice was treated by cross- flow ultra-filtration with molecular weight cut-off (mwco) of 5 kda. optimized levels of feed brix, tmp and operation time were determined as 47.13, 82.11 psi and 30 min, respectively. under such conditions, 80.94% decolourisation and 97.78 % turbidity reduction were obtained while loss of glucose and fructose were estimated to be only 3.49% and 9.62%, respectiv...

Fluoride content of beverage drinks containing collagen Kadkao Vongsavan, Rudee Surarit, Praphasri Rirattanapong Kadkao Vongsavan, Rudee Surarit, Praphasri Rirattanapong 1 Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Thailand 2 Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Thailand 3 Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry,...

BACKGROUND Food and beverage marketing has been associated with childhood obesity. We quantified the number and type of food or beverage brands promoted by music celebrities, assessed the nutritional quality of the products, and examined Teen Choice Award data to assess the celebrities' popularity among adolescents. METHODS This was a descriptive study. A list of music celebrities associated ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The consumption of unhealthy snack and beverages can lead to childhood obesity, which has become a major concern globally. Television food advertisements may influence children's snack and beverages preferences. This article aims to explore children's snack and beverage consumption habits; examine the extent of television advertising for non-core (energy-dense, nutrien...