[HTML][HTML] Dietary sodium intake is associated with total fluid and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in US children and adolescents aged 2–18 y: NHANES 2005 …

CA Grimes, JD Wright, K Liu, CA Nowson… - The American journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background: Increasing dietary sodium drives the thirst response. Because sugar-
sweetened beverages (SSBs) are frequently consumed by children, sodium intake may
drive greater consumption of SSBs and contribute to obesity risk. Objective: We examined
the association between dietary sodium, total fluid, and SSB consumption in a nationally
representative sample of US children and adolescents aged 2–18 y. Design: We analyzed
cross-sectional data from NHANES 2005–2008. Dietary sodium, fluid, and SSB intakes were …