What are Americans Drinking?

Over the past 20 years, milk consumption per capita in the United States has decreased at an annual rate of 0.9%, on average. Meanwhile, Americans have been increasing their consumption of sweetened beverages, thereby increasing their daily caloric intake and making obesity a nationwide epidemic. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted in 1999 -2000 and 2001-2002:

*Teenagers and adults (ages 14-49) drank two to three times the amount of sweetened beverages as they did milk.

*On average, teen boys drank only 12 ounces of milk a day while teen girls averaged less than one serving at 7 ounces of milk per day.

*On average, teen boys consumed 32 ounces of sweetened beverages a day which contributed 387 calories or 13% of total daily calories to their diets. Correspondingly, teen girls drank 22 ounces, which which added an average of 267 calories or 12% of total daily calories to their diets.

*Teen boys consumed about one out of every 10 calories in the form of a soft drink.

*Adult women (ages 19-49) consumed the least amount of milk - an average of 6 ounces a day. Meanwhile, they drank three times as many sweetened beverages, 18 ounces a day or 10% of daily calories¹.

So the next time you're thirsty, think twice about what you're pouring into your glass!

¹ What America Drinks is based on a comprehensive study conducted by ENVIRON International Corporation. The report analyzed data from more than 10,000 Americans ages 4 and older who participated in the government's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2000 and 2001-2002 and provided reasonable dietary reports of food/beverage intakes. http://www.2424milk.com/drinks_finding.php