Association between Types of Soda Consumption and Overall Diet Quality

Evidence from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

  • Pimbucha Rusmevichientong Department of Health Science, California State University Fullerton
  • Sinjini Mitra Department of Information Systems & Decision Sciences
  • Archana J. McEligot Department of Health Science, California State University Fullerton
  • Emma Navajas Department of Health Science, California State University Fullerton
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32398/cjhp.v16i1.2121

Abstract

Background and Purpose: Daily soda consumption may lead to high energy intake and poor diet quality. Although diet sodas contain no calories, they lack healthful nutrients. The study examined different types of soda consumption [regular (sugar-sweetened) sodas, diet sodas, and non-sodas] associated with overall diet quality. Methods: Cross sectional, 24-hour dietary recall data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005-2012 were utilized for the study. Majority of the participants (n = 4,427) were female (57%), adults aged 19-55 years (51%), and non-Hispanic whites (67%). Nutritional Quality Index (NQI) was calculated as an indicator of diet quality. Multiple linear regression models were used to estimate the significant association between types of soda consumption and NQI stratified by body mass index. Results: Regular soda drinkers had lower NQI than diet soda drinkers, but only for overweight (
Published
2018-06-01
How to Cite
Rusmevichientong, P., Mitra, S., McEligot, A. J., & Navajas, E. (2018). Association between Types of Soda Consumption and Overall Diet Quality: Evidence from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Californian Journal of Health Promotion, 16(1), 24-35. https://doi.org/10.32398/cjhp.v16i1.2121
Issue
Vol. 16 No. 1 (2018): CJHP 2018 June
Section
Articles