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Use of a Water Filter at Home Reduces Sugary Drink Consumption among Parents and Infants/Toddlers in a Predominately Hispanic Community: Results from the Water Up!@Home Intervention Trial

Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and 100% fruit juice among infants and toddlers in Hispanic households is higher compared to… Read More

Caffeine Consumption And Onset Of Alcohol Use Among Early Adolescents

Interest in the relationship between caffeine and alcohol intake among youth has increased recently.  Both psychoactive compounds influence dopaminergic function… Read More

Adolescents’ media usage and self-reported exposure to advertising across six countries: Implications for less healthy food and beverage marketing

The influence of commercial marketing on the health behaviors of children has been studied for many years.  Approaches to mitigate… Read More

Tap water avoidance is associated with lower food security in the US: Evidence from NHANES 2005-2018

Tap water avoidance and the impact on food insecurity is an understudied subject. The purpose of this research was to… Read More

Beverage Characteristics Perceived as Healthy among Hispanic and African-American Parents of Young Children

Previous research has shown that despite recommendations to limit sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB), 29% of toddlers and 45% of preschool-aged children… Read More

Influence of the San Francisco, CA, Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Health Warning on Consumer Reactions: Implications for Equity from a Randomized Experiment

In 2015, San Francisco became the first US jurisdiction to adopt a sugary drink warning label. In 2020, the city… Read More

Simple Sugar and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake During Adolescence and Risk of Colorectal Cancer Precursors

Colorectal cancer (CRC) rates have increased among young and middle-aged adults in recent years. Changes in diet and lifestyle are… Read More

Marketing of sugar‐sweetened children’s drinks and parents’ misperceptions about benefits for young children

Fruit-flavored drinks and toddler milks are two categories of sugar-sweetened drinks that, despite expert recommendations, are often purchased by parents.… Read More

Longer Family Participation in WIC is Associated with Lower Childhood Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake

Excessive intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) may increase children’s risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, tooth decay and other negative… Read More

Examining the Decline in U.S. Per Capita Consumption of Fluid Cow’s Milk, 2003–18

Research shows per capita consumption of fluid cow’s milk as been decreasing for over 70 years. This study aims to… Read More