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But will they invade your privacy? In , bottled water accounted for roughly 24 percent of beverage consumption in the United States, making it the most consumed type of beverage that year. Value-added water and energy drinks were among the least favorite beverages that year. Bottled water consumption worldwide The average American consumer drinks roughly 40 gallons of bottled water.
In countries, such as Mexico and Thailand, it is very common to drink bottled water, as tap water is often considered unsafe for consumption. Both of these countries accounted for over 70 gallons of bottled water consumption per capita. Cider in the U. While the drink is regularly consumed in the United States, it is most commonly drunk in Western Europe.
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Photos were to be taken before starting to eat and drink, and again after finishing, so as to record the actual intake. Additionally, a brief description of meals, recipes, brands, and other information was recorded using the tablet device. After each survey day, participants recorded if their intake was representative for that day or the reason why if it was not , and details of any dietary supplements taken.
The survey also contained a series of questions about participants' customary eating habits e. Food records were returned from the field in real time, to be coded by trained coders who were supervised by dieticians. A food photographic atlas was used to assist in assigning gram weights to portion sizes 16, Beverages were combined into eight categories for further analysis: a hot beverages included hot tea and coffee iced teas in cans or bottles were considered as caloric soft drinks ; b milk all types of milk without separation by fat percentage ; c fruit and vegetable juices including nectars and juice-milk blends ; d caloric soft drinks including sports drinks such as isotonic drinks with mineral salts and caffeinated energy drinks, among others ; e diet soft drinks with non-sugar sweeteners ; f alcoholic drinks, including two groups: low alcohol grade mostly beer, wine, and cider and high alcohol grade; g water including tap water and bottled water ; and h other beverages including soy-based beverages and non-alcoholic beer, among others On average, the TWI for adults' age range 18 to 64 years was 1.
The relative contribution to total EI from beverages was Water was the most frequently consumed beverage followed by milk, for both sexes. Among men, the decreasing order of consumption was alcoholic drinks, caloric soft drinks, and hot beverages, with similar percentages For women, the decreasing order was hot beverages Fruit and vegetable juices and diet soft drinks were consumed in lower amounts by both sexes. In general, the contribution of water intake from food increased with age.
This finding is possibly due to lower consumption of fruits and vegetables, which are rich in water, for the youngest participants. Water contribution from beverages declined with age. For adults, the principal sources of total dietary water were plain water, followed by milk.
Caloric soft drinks contribution for the entire population was 2. However, consumption was lower among adults than in adolescents and among women than in men The different categories of beverages were used to establish the pattern of energy intake for each of the three studied countries.
Only the pattern of adults was selected. This criterion is based on the energy content per unit volume. The desirable water to energy ratio is considered as other index of AI The value suggested was 1. However, this value could be increased to 1. TWI for adults should be no less than 1. In order to allow comparison between all three studies, some groups of beverages should be linked i. Milk was the beverage with the highest caloric intake in the Spanish study.
It contributed 4. However, in the US study the percentages from the same drinks were higher than in Spain 6. In Mexico, sugared soft drinks contributed with 6.
Surprisingly, juices and nectars and alcoholic drinks contributed the lowest amount of calories 0. When IOM recommended values are taken into account, the percentages of both, men and women, in the Spanish population become even lower. Men reached only For women the excess was 1. Regarding IOM, there was also a surplus, but in this case, the amount was lower. The ratio obtained in this study was 1. The value obtained was above the cut-point 1. In the Mexican study, we were not able to make calculations separating men and women.
Nonetheless, when considering a TWI of 2. In line with previous reports on beverage consumption in Mexico 19,20 , the results of the selected study indicate that caloric sugar-sweet beverages SSB have been the top source of calories derived from beverages in the Mexican population.
This current pattern of beverage consumption is also similar to the United States' beverage patterns. However, since the highest peak in SSB intake in there has been an important decline in caloric beverage consumption in both, the United States and Mexico 21, A great advantage of the NHNS is that this survey collected very detailed information on plain water consumption.
However, this study had several limitations. It is a cross-sectional observational dataset, and the analysis used self-reported intake data, which may be affected by measurement error. Furthermore, the estimates were based on a single h dietary recall; therefore, it may not reflect usual intake or represent the general beverage consumption patterns for the respondents.
Despite these limitations, these datasets are the most comprehensive nationally representative data for studying dietary intake in the Mexican population in the last decade 9.
Regarding the US study, the analyses had some limitations. Each of the two dietary recall days used different methods to collect the data, which may introduce bias into the estimate of water consumption However, the large sample of the survey helps minimize potential biases of the study. The use of a 3-day consecutive period was continuously supported by a toll-free telephone number attended by call center-trained operators in order to answer any questions about the software, use of the device, food and beverage record, etc.
This careful data collection method is more likely to capture the habitual ingestion of fluids than other methods used in previously published studies. In summary, the study included a careful design, protocol, methodology and employed the highest quality of trendy technology. We do recognize, however, that the study was also subject to few limitations. The possibility of bias in self-reported data is always present, but the large sample collected spreads across age, socio-economic level and geographic region, and greatly reduces the possibility of systematic biases across the whole sample.
The study was carried out in the months that represent the transition from summer to autumn seasons September to November.
Season variability is one of the conditions to take into account when the evaluation of the hydration status is performed, so it is also the use of hydration biomarkers that would allow assessment of dietary beverage intake and hydration status without the bias of self-reported dietary intake as well as intra-individual variability The current analysis shows that, in general, American and Mexican population had higher values of energy intake from food and beverages.
Results obtained from the Spanish study show significantly low values of aTWI for the overall population, but even more alarming in the case of males.
Even less reach the IOM criterion, with higher recommended values for daily intake 3. However, available data does not allow to calculate which percentage reaches the EFSA criterion, it can only be assumed as a higher percentage.
The present study raises some questions: a firstly, how is it possible that the studies' results show such remarkable differences between the amount of food and beverage intake?
Is it the methodology used in each study the cause of the different values obtained? Below these values a person becomes dehydrated? One of the most frequent limitations is under-reporting.
Even with currently available technologies which allow real-time tracking, until now, there is no single method capable of measuring with perfect accuracy the intake of any nutrient Then, it is necessary to calculate the amount of water that food and drinks contribute to daily water intake.
Unfortunately, the amount of water in food is not always available at food composition tables. The focus on water intake is relatively new, and therefore, the science needed for robust methodologies are poorly developed While there is no consensus on how to assess water intake in health, it is essential that surveys develop and use fluid-specific methodologies.
Until recently, water intake was not always considered as important in population surveys. Undoubtedly, with increasing interest in intake of all fluids, including water, this is gradually changing so that all fluids, including tap water, are recorded.
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