Abstract
BackgroundHigh intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) is linked to increased weight, energy intake, and diabetes. Even though the increasing interest on beverages and water intake, there are few dietary tools carefully validated. The purpose of this paper is to compare a fluid intake 7-day diary against a 24-h recall questionnaire to estimate the fluid consumption in overweight and obese women participating in a randomized controlled trial in Mexico.MethodsThis cross-sectional study explored the correlation of reported fluid consumption between two methods: 3-day 24-hr recalls and 7-day diary beverage registry in overweight and obese Mexican women aged 18–45 y (n = 190).ResultsThere was no difference on median estimated volume (mL/d), nor the median estimated energy (kcal/d) from total beverage consumption registered by the two dietary tools. The crude and rank correlation among the two dietary instruments was high for total fluid consumption in mL/d r = 0.7, p < 0.001 (crude and rank correlation) and for fluid consumption measured as energy intake: r = 0.7; p < 0.001 crude, and r = 0.5; p < 0.001 rank correlation. By type of beverage, the more meaningful rank correlations were for fluid intake in: mL/d, water, alcohol beverages, and SSB; and in kcal/d, alcohol beverages and SSBs (rank correlation ≥ 0.6).ConclusionsOverall, the 7-day diary showed high and strong rank correlations with that reported in the 24-h recall, suggesting that the diary method is a valid dietary tool to evaluate total fluid, water and SSB intake in this population.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12889-015-2367-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
Highlights
High intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) is linked to increased weight, energy intake, and diabetes
Estimated median fluid consumption Fluid consumption in mililiters per day (mL/d) Compared to 3 days 24-h recall there was no difference on median estimated mL/d registered by the 7-day diary (Table 2)
When comparing the fluid intake by type of beverage we found that the reported fluid intake in mL/d was higher (p < 0.05) when using 3 days 24-h recall for all type of beverages, except for SSB and water (Table 2), where no differences were seen
Summary
High intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) is linked to increased weight, energy intake, and diabetes. Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB), represent an increasing component of our diet. In Mexico, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and elsewhere increasing concern has focused on several key components of caloric beverages, those high in refined sugars, high-fructose corn syrup, or fruit juice concentrates [8,9,10,11,12,13,14]. Meta-analyses have provided evidence that high intake of SSB In the Mexican government recommendations and those discussed by many other countries, water intake has been viewed as an important, viable alternative to these caloric beverages; there is limited information on water consumption patterns in the context of a total beverage intake pattern [11, 32,33,34]
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