Daily water and beverages intake in Slovenia
Abstract
Background: The purpose of our study on water and beverages consumption was to obtain data on the total daily intake and distribution of different types of beverages and the association of their consumption with some biological and socio-demographic characteristics of the Slovene population. Methods: Previously, a survey was performed on food intake habits of the adult population of Slovenia, which was carried out on a representative population sample in the form of a personal interview with a questionnaire. The data on daily water and beverages intake from this survey were used in our study . A total of 2267 adults were included (aged 18–65 years). A total of 1184 correctly completed questionnaires were included in the analysis. Results: Total average daily consumption of all beverages was 16.6 dl. The respondents mainly consumed plain water and beverages based on it: 10 dl, followed by other non-alcoholic beverages: 5.5 dl, and alcoholic beverages: 1 dl. Regarding different types of beverages, each person consumed daily mostly plain water: 6 dl, followed by tea and flavoured water (2 dl each) and 1 dl of mineral water. In a separate presentation of beverages based on boiled water (tea and coffee), the consumption of plain water and beverages based on it was 7.4 dl. Conclusion: We obtained specific national consumption data for water and beverages. Specific intake patterns with respect to biological and socio-demographic characteristics were also established. The data may be used to change drinking habits.Downloads
The Author transfers to the Publisher (Zdravniški vestnik/Slovenian Medical Journal) all economic copyrights following form Article 22 of the Slovene Copyright and Related Rights Act (ZASP), including the right of reproduction, the right of distribution, the rental right, the right of public performance, the right of public transmission, the right of public communication by means of phonograms and videograms, the right of public presentation, the right of broadcasting, the right of rebroadcasting, the right of secondary broadcasting, the right of communication to the public, the right of transformation, the right of audiovisual adaptation and all other rights of the author according to ZASP.
The aforementioned rights are transferred non-exclusively, for an unlimited number of editions, for the term of the statutory
The Author can make use of his work himself or transfer subjective rights to others only after 3 months from date of first publishing in the journal Zdravniški vestnik/Slovenian Medical Journal.
The Publisher (Zdravniški vestnik/Slovenian Medical Journal) has the right to transfer the rights, acquired parties without explicit consent of the Author.
The Author consents that the Article be published under the Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 (attribution-non-commercial) or comparable licence.