Beverage consumption among Korean adolescents: data from 2016 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Nutrition Research and Practice
;
: 70-75, 2019.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-741691
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:
Association between the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and obesity is universally a controversial issue. This study was undertaken to examine the beverage consumption pattern of Korean adolescents. SUBJECTS/METHODS:
Data was collected from the 2016 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey involving 65,528 adolescent respondents. A list of the most frequently consumed beverages was analyzed, and the consumption frequency of carbonated beverages, SSBs, and energy drinks during the past seven-days was assessed. The main reasons for the adolescents to consume the beverages were also determined.RESULTS:
The beverage preference of adolescents were carbonated beverages (31.0%), ‘fruit and vegetable beverages (17.7%)’, ‘milk (13.6%)’, and ‘coffee (12.7%)’. Carbonated beverages and SSBs were consumed more than three times a week by 27.1% and 41.1% of the respondents, respectively. About 86.2% of adolescents did not take of any energy drinks during the last seven-days. Taste was the most common reason that adolescents considered when choosing a drink. Carbonated beverages consumed more frequently by boys than girls, and high school students drank coffee more frequently than middle school students.CONCLUSIONS:
Boys had a higher preference for unhealthy beverages than girls, whereas consumption of high-caffeine drinks was greater amongst high-school students than middle school students.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Risk-Taking
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Vegetables
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Beverages
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Carbonated Beverages
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Coffee
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Energy Drinks
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Korea
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Obesity
Type of study:
Etiology study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Nutrition Research and Practice
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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