Nutr Res Pract.  2019 Feb;13(1):70-75. 10.4162/nrp.2019.13.1.70.

Beverage consumption among Korean adolescents: data from 2016 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey

• Kim J
• Yun S
• Oh K

• KMID: 2434079
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4162/nrp.2019.13.1.70

Abstract

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES
Association between the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and obesity is universally a controversial issue. This study was undertaken to examine the beverage consumption pattern of Korean adolescents.
SUBJECTS/METHODS
Data was collected from the 2016 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey involving 65,528 adolescent respondents. A list of the most frequently consumed beverages was analyzed, and the consumption frequency of carbonated beverages, SSBs, and energy drinks during the past seven-days was assessed. The main reasons for the adolescents to consume the beverages were also determined.
RESULTS
The beverage preference of adolescents were carbonated beverages (31.0%), "˜fruit and vegetable beverages (17.7%)', "˜milk (13.6%)', and "˜coffee (12.7%)'. Carbonated beverages and SSBs were consumed more than three times a week by 27.1% and 41.1% of the respondents, respectively. About 86.2% of adolescents did not take of any energy drinks during the last seven-days. Taste was the most common reason that adolescents considered when choosing a drink. Carbonated beverages consumed more frequently by boys than girls, and high school students drank coffee more frequently than middle school students.
CONCLUSIONS
Boys had a higher preference for unhealthy beverages than girls, whereas consumption of high-caffeine drinks was greater amongst high-school students than middle school students.

Keyword

Adolescent; carbonated beverage; sugar-sweetened beverage; energy drink; Korea

MeSH Terms

Adolescent*
Beverages*
Carbonated Beverages
Coffee
Energy Drinks
Female
Humans
Korea*
Obesity
Risk-Taking*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vegetables
Coffee

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Percentage of adolescents consuming beverages more than three times a week during the last seven-days in 2016 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey. P-values were calculated using chi-square test, * P-values < 0.05

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