AIM To assess caffeine intake habits of Osijek high school students and identify the most important sources of caffeine intake. METHODS Adjusted Wisconsin University Caffeine Consumption Questionnaire was administered to 571 high school students (371 boys and 200 girls in the ninth grade) from Osijek, the largest town in eastern Croatia. The level of caffeine in soft drinks was determined by ...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the tracking of sugar-sweetened, carbonated soft drinks intake from age 15 to 33 years and the association between this intake and lifestyle factors and body weight. DESIGN A longitudinal study with 18-20 years of follow-up. Data about diet, physical activity, smoking and dieting were collected in 1981/1979, 1991 and 1999. Body weight and height were measured in 1981...

Monthly data derived from the Nielsen HomeScan Panel for calendar years 1998 through 2003 are used to estimate quantity-wise and calorie-wise effects of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages and bottled water. Quantity diversion ratios and caloric diversion ratios are provided identifying where the volumes and calories respectively, of the sugar-sweetened beverages and bottled water are directed a...

Results: A higher prevalence of hypertension was observed in men than women (13.9vs11.7%; p< 0.05) with a mean systolic blood pressure higher in boys compared with girls (103.1±11.4 vs 99.8± 10.5 mmHg; p<0.05). A consumption of 5±5.8 servings a day (s/d) of SSB was reported. Soft drinks and juices were consumed in average of 2.39±4.5 and 1.29 ± 2.3 s/d, respectively. No differences between soft...

BACKGROUND The existence of socioeconomic differences in dietary behaviors is well documented. However, studies exploring the mechanisms behind these differences among adolescents using comprehensive and reliable measures of mediators are lacking. The aims of this study were (a) to assess the psychometric properties of new scales assessing the perceived rules and accessibility related to the co...