Beverage Consumption Patterns among Overweight and Obese African American Women.

Terryl J Hartman,Shruti Parulekar,Brenda M Greene,Michelle C Kegler,Regine Haardörfer

doi:10.3390/nu9121344

Abstract

The goal of this research was to assess patterns of beverage consumption and the contribution of total beverages and classes of beverages to overall energy intake and weight status. We conducted an analysis in a community-based study of 280 low-income overweight and obese African American women residing in the rural South. Participants provided baseline data including demographic characteristics, weight and two 24-h food and beverage dietary recalls. Mean energy intake from beverages was approximately 273 ± 192 kcal/day or 18.3% of total energy intake. The most commonly reported beverage was plain water, consumed by 88.2% of participants, followed closely by sweetened beverages (soft drinks, fruit drinks, sweetened teas, sweetened coffees and sweetened/flavored waters) consumed by 78.9% of participants. In multiple regression analyses total energy and percent energy from beverages and specific categories of beverages were not significantly associated with current body mass index (BMI). It is widely accepted that negative energy balance may lead to future weight loss. Thus, reducing consumption of beverages that contribute energy but not important nutrients (e.g., sugar sweetened beverages) could be an effective strategy for promoting future weight loss in this population.

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It is estimated that over one-third of all U.S adults are obese
In subsequent univariate analyses we evaluated the association between groups of beverages with overweight/obesity reflected by categories of body mass index (BMI-kg/m2 ) (Table 2)
In this study of overweight and obese African American women, we did not observe a significant association between intakes of overall energy-containing beverages or categories of beverages with current weight status

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It is estimated that over one-third of all U.S adults are obese. Substantial disparities exist among racial/ethnic minorities [1]. Approximately 56.9% of adult African American women are obese compared to 45.7% of Hispanic and 35.5% of Caucasian women [2]. Obesity and weight gain and their accompanying metabolic abnormalities have been linked to several chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer at several sites [3]. Energy-containing beverages could promote weight gain because they are substantial sources of energy in the U.S diet [4]. Storey and colleagues [5] and more recently, Han and Powell [6] reported that beverage consumption by adults varied by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, age and sex.

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