Knowledge of sugar content of sports drinks is not associated with sports drink consumption
| Autor: | Sohyun Park, Stephen Onufrak, Bettylou Sherry, Beverly S. Kingsley, Deena Zytnick |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Adult
Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Health (social science) Adolescent Logistic regression Article Odds Young Adult Outcome variable Dietary Sucrose Environmental health Medicine Energy Drinks Humans Sugar Weight status Aged Consumption (economics) Aged 80 and over business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Odds ratio Middle Aged Sports drink United States Diet Cross-Sectional Studies Female business human activities Sports |
| Zdroj: | Am J Health Promot |
| ISSN: | 2168-6602 |
| Popis: | Purpose. To examine U.S. adult knowledge of the sugar content of sports drinks and whether this knowledge and other characteristics are associated with their sports drink consumption. Design. Nonexperimental. Setting. Nationally representative 2011 Summer ConsumerStyles survey data. Subjects. 3929 U.S. adults. Measures. The outcome variable was sports drink consumption in the past 7 days. The main exposure variable was knowledge about sports drinks containing sugar. The covariates were sociodemographic characteristics, physical activity, and weight status. Analysis. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to estimate adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for adults consuming sports drinks ≥1 times/wk after controlling for other characteristics. Results. Approximately 22% of adults reported consuming sports drinks ≥1 times/wk. Most adults (71%) agreed that sports drinks contain sugar; however, this agreement was not significantly associated with adults' sports drink consumption. The odds of drinking sports drinks ≥1 times/wk were significantly higher among younger adults aged 18 to 64 years (OR range: 5.46–2.71), males (OR = 2.09), high-school graduates (OR = 1.52), and highly active adults (OR = 2.09). Conclusion. There were disparities in sports drink consumption by sociodemographic characteristics and physical activity level; however, knowledge of sports drinks' sugar content was not associated with consumption. Understanding why some population groups are higher consumers may assist in the development of education, providing those groups with a better understanding of sports drinks' nutritional value and health consequences of excessive sugar consumption in any form. |
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