TY - JOUR
T1 - Characteristics Associated with Household Purchases of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in US Restaurants
AU - Moran, Alyssa J.
AU - Subramanian, S. V.
AU - Rimm, Eric B.
AU - Bleich, Sara N.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding agencies: AJM was supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health under award number T32DK007703. This content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. Disclosure: The authors declared no conflict of interest. Received: 7 May 2018; Accepted: 1 November 2018; Published online 4 January 2019. doi:10.1002/oby.22380
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© 2019 The Obesity Society
PY - 2019/2
Y1 - 2019/2
N2 - Objective: This study aimed to describe beverages purchased in restaurants among a nationally representative sample of US households. Methods: Data were obtained from the US Department of Agriculture National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey, 2012 to 2013. Survey-weighted multiple regressions assessed correlates of purchasing a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB), purchasing a low-calorie beverage, and per capita beverage calories and grams of sugar among purchases from US restaurants (n = 14,669). Results: Dining at a top fast-food chain (odds ratio = 1.9 [95% CI = 1.6, 2.3] vs. small chain or independent restaurants) and ordering a combination meal (2.8 [1.3, 3.3]) or from the kids’ menu (2.1 [1.2, 3.4]) were positively associated with purchasing an SSB. Age (young adult and adolescent vs. older adult; 0.7 [0.5, 0.9] and 0.4 [0.3, 0.7], respectively), race (Black vs. White; 0.4 [0.3, 0.6]), ethnicity (Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic; 0.8 [0.6, 0.9]), and household food security (very low vs. high; 0.7 [0.5, 0.8]) were associated with purchasing a low-calorie beverage. Caloric beverage purchases contained the most calories and grams of sugar per capita when purchased by Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black adolescents. Conclusions: US households purchase a considerable amount of SSBs from the nation’s largest chain restaurants, particularly when combination meals or kids’ menu items are ordered, and there are disparities by age, race/ethnicity, and household food security.
AB - Objective: This study aimed to describe beverages purchased in restaurants among a nationally representative sample of US households. Methods: Data were obtained from the US Department of Agriculture National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey, 2012 to 2013. Survey-weighted multiple regressions assessed correlates of purchasing a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB), purchasing a low-calorie beverage, and per capita beverage calories and grams of sugar among purchases from US restaurants (n = 14,669). Results: Dining at a top fast-food chain (odds ratio = 1.9 [95% CI = 1.6, 2.3] vs. small chain or independent restaurants) and ordering a combination meal (2.8 [1.3, 3.3]) or from the kids’ menu (2.1 [1.2, 3.4]) were positively associated with purchasing an SSB. Age (young adult and adolescent vs. older adult; 0.7 [0.5, 0.9] and 0.4 [0.3, 0.7], respectively), race (Black vs. White; 0.4 [0.3, 0.6]), ethnicity (Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic; 0.8 [0.6, 0.9]), and household food security (very low vs. high; 0.7 [0.5, 0.8]) were associated with purchasing a low-calorie beverage. Caloric beverage purchases contained the most calories and grams of sugar per capita when purchased by Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black adolescents. Conclusions: US households purchase a considerable amount of SSBs from the nation’s largest chain restaurants, particularly when combination meals or kids’ menu items are ordered, and there are disparities by age, race/ethnicity, and household food security.
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U2 - 10.1002/oby.22380
DO - 10.1002/oby.22380
M3 - Article
C2 - 30609301
AN - SCOPUS:85059588873
VL - 27
SP - 339
EP - 348
JO - Obesity
JF - Obesity
SN - 1930-7381
IS - 2
ER -