Petter L P, Hourihane J O, Rolles C J
Department of Child Health, Southampton University Hospitals Trust, Southampton General Hospital.
Arch Dis Child. 1995 Feb;72(2):137-40. doi: 10.1136/adc.72.2.137.
To survey the drinking habits of young children with reference to the consumption of plain water, and to estimate the proportion of a child's recommended energy intake contributed by drinks.
A prospective survey.
Health centres, mother and toddler groups, and infant schools in and around Southampton.
39 preschool and 66 infant schoolchildren.
Parents kept a diary of all drinks consumed by the child over 48 hours. Parents were interviewed with a questionnaire about the drinking habits of their child.
The type of drinks and volume of fluid consumed over 48 hours; the proportion of a child's recommended energy intake consumed through drinks.
72.5% of the preschool group and 50% of the infant school group never drank plain water. Squash was by far the most frequently consumed drink. 15% of the preschool group consumed just under 50% of their recommended daily energy intake in drinks.
Young children consume large quantities of squash which constitutes a substantial energy supply. It is possible that they are conditioned at an early age to the sweet taste of drinks that may be no nutritional benefit to them.
参照白开水的摄入量调查幼儿的饮水习惯，并估算饮品在儿童推荐能量摄入量中所占的比例。
一项前瞻性调查。
南安普敦及其周边地区的健康中心、母婴小组和幼儿学校。
39名学龄前儿童和66名小学生。
家长记录孩子在48小时内饮用的所有饮品。通过问卷调查对家长就其孩子的饮水习惯进行访谈。
48小时内饮用的饮品类型和液体量；饮品在儿童推荐能量摄入量中所占的比例。
学龄前儿童组中72.5%以及小学生组中50%的儿童从不饮用白开水。果汁饮料是迄今为止饮用最为频繁的饮品。学龄前儿童组中有15%的儿童通过饮品摄入的能量略低于其每日推荐能量摄入量的50%。
幼儿饮用大量果汁饮料，这构成了相当可观的能量供应。他们很可能在幼年时就习惯了对自身可能并无营养价值的甜味饮品。
