Beverage Bulletin Spring 2015 [cid:image001.png@01D0AAAA.CE7BDA90] The Beverage Bulletin is an educational and informational electronic resource for practitioners interested in public health efforts to support healthier beverage intake RESEARCH/REPORTS Snacks, Sweetened Beverages, Added Sugars, and Schools. Council on School Health; Committee on Nutrition. Pediatrics. 2015 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25713277 This document indicated that regular access to foods of high energy and low quality remains a school issue and a positive emphasis on nutritional value, variety, appropriate portion, and encouragement for a steady improvement in quality will be a more effective approach for improving nutrition and health than simply advocating for the elimination of added sugars. Strategies of Improving Access to Drinking Water in Schools. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Bridging the Gap Research Program. 2014. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/npao/pdf/LWP_WaterAccess_Brief_2012_13.pdf This brief highlights areas where local school wellness policies address water accessibility and where policy opportunities exist. It summarizes policy actions taken by public school districts from 2012-2013 school year from the Bridging the Gap study. Children/Adolescents Associations between mothers' child-feeding practices and children's sugar-sweetened beverage intake. Park S, Li R, Birch L. Journal of Nutrition. 2015 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25833783 This analysis of the Infant Feeding Practices Study II Year 6 Follow-up Study examined the associations between mothers' child-feeding practices and SSB intake among 6-year-old children. Trends in SSBs and snack consumption among children by age, body weight, and race/ethnicity. Bleich SN, Wolfson JA. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2015 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25919923 This study described national trends in discretionary calories from sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) and snacks among US children using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2010 data and showed that the number of calories from SSB declined significantly for nearly all age-specific body weight groups. Sodium and sugar in complementary infant and toddler foods sold in the United States. Cogswell ME, Gunn JP, Yuan K, Park S, Merritt R. Pediatrics. 2015 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25647681 This report used a 2012 nutrient database of 1074 US infant and toddler foods and drinks developed from various sources and showed that some commercial toddler foods and infant or toddler snacks, desserts, and juice drinks are of potential concern due to sodium or sugar content. Child and caregiver attitudes about sports drinks and weekly sports drink intake among U.S. youth. Zytnick D, Park S, Onufrak SJ. American Journal of Health Promotion. 2015 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25973970 This study examined caregiver and youth attitudes about sports drinks and the association of those attitudes with youth sports drink intake among 815 U.S. caregiver-youth dyads using the 2011 YouthStyles survey data. Prevalence of inadequate hydration among US children and disparities by gender and race/ethnicity: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009-2012. Kenney EL, Long MW, Cradock AL, Gortmaker SL. American Journal of Public Health. 2015 http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302572 This study evaluated the hydration status of US children and adolescents and reported that the prevalence of inadequate hydration was 54.5% among US youth aged 6 to 19 years. Juice and water intake in infancy and later beverage intake and adiposity: Could juice be a gateway drink? Sonneville KR, Long MW, Rifas-Shiman SL, Kleinman K, Gillman MW, Taveras EM Obesity (Silver Spring). 2015. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25328160 This study examined the relationships of fruit juice and water intake in infancy with juice and sugar-sweetened beverage intake and BMI-z score during childhood among 1163 children in Project Viva. Adults Prospective associations and population impact of sweet beverage intake and type 2 diabetes, and effects of substitutions with alternative beverages. O'Connor L, Imamura F, Lentjes MA, Khaw KT, Wareham NJ, Forouhi NG. Diabetologia. 2015 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25944371 This longitudinal study reported that intake of soft drinks, sweetened-milk beverages and energy from total sweet beverages was associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes independent of adiposity among UK-resident adults using data from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Norfolk study. Sugar-sweetened beverage, diet soda, and fatty liver disease in the Framingham Heart Study cohorts. Ma J, Fox CS, Jacques PF, Speliotes EK, Hoffmann U, Smith CE, Saltzman E, McKeown NM. Journal of Hepatology. 2015. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26055949 This cross-sectional study showed that regular sugar-sweetened beverage consumption was associated with greater risk of fatty liver disease, particularly in overweight and obese individuals, whereas diet soda intake was not associated with measures of fatty liver disease. The unintended consequences of changes in beverage options and the removal of bottled water on a university campus. Berman ER, Johnson RK. American Journal of Public Health. 2015 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25973813 This study investigated how the removal of bottled water along with a minimum healthy beverage requirement affected the purchasing behavior, healthiness of beverage choices, and consumption of calories and added sugars of university campus consumers using shipment data as a proxy. Substitution of sugar-sweetened beverages with other beverage alternatives: a review of long-term health outcomes. Zheng M, Allman-Farinelli M, Heitmann BL, Rangan A. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2015 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25746935 This review study summarized the available evidence on the effects of replacing sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) with beverage alternatives on long-term health outcomes and reported that the available evidence suggests a potential beneficial effect on body weight outcomes when SSBs are replaced by water or low-calorie beverages. RESOURCES Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity: Data, Trends and Maps CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity http://nccd.cdc.gov/NPAO_DTM/ This online Data, Trends and Maps interactive database allows you to search for and view indicators related to nutrition, physical activity and obesity. It provides state-specific behavior, policy, and environmental indicators from multiple data sources related to obesity/weight status, breastfeeding, fruits and vegetables, physical activity, sugar drinks, and television viewing. Increasing Access to Drinking Water and Other Healthier Beverages in Early Care and Education Settings Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/downloads/early-childhood-drinking-water-toolkit-final-508reduced.pdf This document describes the importance of Increasing access to drinking water and other healthier beverages and how to implement standards for drinking water and healthier beverages in your in early care and education facility. Increasing Access to Drinking Water in Schools Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/npao/pdf/Water_Access_in_Schools.pdf This toolkit provides school health councils, nutrition services providers, principals, teachers, parents, and other school staff with information and tools to meet free drinking water requirements in NSLP and SBP programs; help make clean, free drinking water readily available throughout multiple points in school settings; and promote consumption of water as a healthy beverage. The easy-to-use tool kit includes background information, needs assessment tools, implementation strategies, and evaluation guidance to provide students with access to drinking water as part of a healthy nutrition environment. 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Please send any questions, comments, or contributions for the Beverage Bulletin to: Sohyun Park, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Obesity Prevention and Control Branch 4770 Buford Highway Atlanta, GA 30341