Calories from sweetened beverages plus milk increased calories by 278 per day from 1977 to 2001

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Between 1977-78 and 1999-2001, "Overall, energy intake from sweetened beverages [including a 38% reduction in calories from milk resulted in]... a 278 total calorie increase," according to a paper by researcher at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

“These trends were associated with increased proportions of Americans consuming larger portions, more servings per day of sweetened beverage, and reductions in these same measures for milk,” they note.

REFERENCE

Nielsen S, Popkin B. Changes in beverage intake between 1977 and 2001. Am J Prev Med. 2004 Oct, 27(3):205-10.

AUTHOR’S CONTACT INFORMATION

Barry Popkin
Department of Nutrition
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27516-3997, USA
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