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. 1989 Jan-Feb;31(1):1-3.

Soft drink consumption among Yup'ik Eskimo teenagers

M C Thiele, C J Boushey
  • PMID: 2729522

Soft drink consumption among Yup'ik Eskimo teenagers

M C Thiele et al. Alaska Med. 1989 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Soft drink intake among Yup'ik Eskimo teenagers was assessed as part of a monitoring system for a nutrition education intervention project. Soft drink intakes were found to be three to four times greater than in the general US teenage population. Over half of the soft drinks consumed were in the form of sweetened non-carbonated beverages, e.g., Tang, Koolaid. At the end of two years of intervention, soft drink consumption decreased by 10% in the 10 intervention villages as a whole, while intakes decreased by 4% in the 4 control villages. Soda pop consumption alone decreased by 18% in the intervention villages and increased by 20% in control villages.

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