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Household Composition And Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake And Purchases Among Low Wage Workers, Salma Gudaf
Household Composition And Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake And Purchases Among Low Wage Workers, Salma Gudaf
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Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are linked to preventable chronic health conditions that low-income individuals are susceptible to. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that American adults consume 145 daily calories from SSBs even though the American Heart Association (AHA) recommends 100-150 total calories of added sugar per day. The present study investigated SSB intake and purchases from a cohort of low-wage workers (N = 434) in different household (HH) types. HH composition was designated as “Households with children,” and “Households without children,” based on self-report. SSB consumption was measured on a 3-item Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), summed, and …