Abstract
In the United States, Latinos experience disproportionately higher rates of type 2
diabetes and diabetes-related complications than non-Latino whites. Sugar-sweetened
beverage (SSB) consumption is strongly associated with increased risk of developing
type 2 diabetes. Reducing caloric intake, particularly from energy-dense, low-nutrient
foods or beverages, can be an effective and key strategy for metabolic and weight
control. However, little is known about the contribution of various types of beverages,
including but not limited to SSBs, to total caloric intake among Latinos with type
2 diabetes. Low-income Latinos (87.7% Puerto Rican) participating in a diabetes self-management
intervention trial (N=238) provided cross-sectional, descriptive data on beverage-consumption
patterns, anthropometric outcomes, and metabolic characteristics. Beverages accounted
for one fifth of the total daily caloric intake. SSBs and milk beverages, respectively,
contributed 9.6% of calories to overall daily caloric intake. Interventions directed
at diabetes risk factors among low-income Latinos with diabetes can benefit from consideration
of beverage-consumption behaviors as an important strategy to reduce caloric and sugar
intake.
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Biography
M. L. Wang is a research fellow, Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.
Biography
S. C. Lemon is an associate professor of medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.
Biography
B. Olendzki is an assistant professor of medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.
Biography
M. C. Rosal is a professor of medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.
Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 30, 2013
Accepted:
June 17,
2013
Footnotes
STATEMENT OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
FUNDING/SUPPORT This study was supported by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Grant R18-DK65985 and grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical.
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