Fig. 3: Difference in sugar-sweetened beverage intakes (8 oz serving/week) between high vs. low educated adults (20+ years) by age and by area of residence.

a Difference SSB intakes in high vs. low educated adults by age. b difference in SSB intakes in high vs. low educated adults by area of residence. SSBs were defined as any beverage with added sugars and ≥50 kcal per 8 oz serving, including commercial or homemade beverages, soft drinks, energy drinks, fruit drinks, punch, lemonade, and aguas frescas. This definition excludes 100% fruit and vegetable juices, non-caloric artificially sweetened drinks, and sweetened milk. The standardized serving size used for this analysis is 8 oz serving (248 grams). The filled bars represent the mean difference in SSBs intake (8 oz serving/week) and the error bars the 95% UIs. Values were truncated at −2.0 and 5.8 (8 oz) servings/week to better represent the distribution of intakes. Upper and lower 95% UIs above or below those values are displayed with a dashed line. Colors represent the age category as “20–30 years” (orange), “40–59 years” (red), or “60+ years” (dark red); and the area of residence as “rural” (light blue) or “urban” (dark blue). In prior GDD reports, the region Central/Eastern Europe and Central Asia was referred to as Former Soviet Union, and Southeast and East Asia was referred to as Asia. Source data are provided as Source Data file 3. Centr/East Eur & Centr Asia Central/Eastern Europe and Central Asia, GDD Global Dietary Database, Latin Amer/Caribbean Latin America/Caribbean, oz ounces, SSBs sugar-sweetened beverages, UIs uncertainty intervals.