Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption
We assessed SSB consumption using the validated, fifteen-item Beverage Intake Questionnaire, the BEV-QThe BEV-Q asks about the type and frequency of consuming specific types of beverages on a typical day: regular/non-diet soda, diet soda, 100 % fruit juice, fruit drinks (e.g. lemonade and smoothies), sports or energy drinks, sweetened coffee, or tea drinks (e.g. Arizona iced tea and Starbucks Frappuccino), and water. Daily intake was calculated for each beverage type by multiplying the frequency of intake and serving size. SSB included all regular or sugar-sweetened sodas, ‘fruit’ drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks and pre-sweetened coffee and tea drinks.