Research paper
Popkin BM. Patterns of beverage use across the lifecycle. Physiol Behav. 2010 Apr 26;100(1):4-9. doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.12.022
Why we cite it
Descriptive analysis of US beverage consumption patterns across the lifecycle, documenting dramatic shifts over the past half century — particularly the near-doubling of sugar-sweetened beverage intake among children and the more-than-doubling among adults, with simultaneous decline in milk consumption. Provides the historical trend context for SSB-related health concerns. Referenced in companion 278 for beverage pattern awareness.
About the author
Barry M. Popkin (PhD Economics) is W.R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor in the Department of Nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Known for the “nutrition transition” concept — how diets change with economic development and urbanization globally. Cross-ref csb02 (co-author on Malik et al. SSB meta-analysis).