Fig. 6: Mean SSB intakes (8 oz servings/week) by world region in 1990, 2005, and 2018 and absolute changes from 1990–2005, 2005–2018, and 1990–2018 in adults (20+ years).
From: Sugar-sweetened beverage intakes among adults between 1990 and 2018 in 185 countries
a Mean SSB intakes by world region in 1990, 2005, and 2018. b absolute changes in SSB intakes from 1990–2005, 2005–2018, and 1990–2018. 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 milkks. The standardized serving size used for this analysis is 8 oz serving (248 grams). The filled bars represent the mean intake (a) and the absolute change in the mean intake (b), and the error bars represent the 95% UIs. Values in (b) were truncated at 3.5 (8 oz) servings per week to better reflect the distribution of change in intakes. Upper 95% UIs above that value are shown with a dashed line. In prior GDD reports, the region Central/Eastern Europe and Central Asia was called the Former Soviet Union, and Southeast and East Asia was called Asia. Source data are provided as Source Data files 2 and 6. GDD Global Dietary Database, oz ounces, SSBs sugar-sweetened beverages, UIs uncertainty intervals, World regions CEECA, Central/Eastern Europe and Central Asia, HIC High-Income Countries, LAC Latin America/Caribbean, MENA Middle East/North Africa, SA South Asia, SEEA Southeast and East Asia, SSA Sub-Saharan Africa.
