Table 3 Foods associated at three years with the choice of drink when 15–24 months old.

From: Early exposure to sugar sweetened beverages or fruit juice differentially influences adult adiposity

Drinks offered 15–24 months

Cola

Apple juice

Fruit Squash

Boys diet at

Three years

More likely to eat:

Burger/sausages; Pizza; French fries; Fried food; Meat; Chocolate; Sweets.

Less likely to eat:

Fresh fruit

More likely to eat:

Fresh fruit; Fish;

Green vegetables; Salad; Pudding.

Less likely to eat:

Burger/sausage; Biscuits foods; Chocolate; Sweets.

More likely to eat:

Burger /sausage;

Pizza; French fries; Meat; Chocolate; Sweets; Cakes; Biscuits

Less likely to eat:

Fresh fruit; Fish.

Girls diet at

Three years

More likely to eat:

Burger/sausages; Pizza; French fries; Fried food; Meat; Chocolate; Sweets; Puddings; Cakes

Less likely to eat:

Fish; Fresh fruit

More likely to eat:

Fresh fruit; Fish; Pudding; Salad

Less likely to eat:

Burger/sausage; French fries; Fried food; Meat; Chocolate; Sweets.

More likely to eat:

Burger/sausages; Pizza; French fries; Fried food; Meat; Biscuits; Sweets; Puddings; Cakes.

Less likely to eat:

Fresh fruit; Fish; Salad

  1. Whether children did or did not drink a particular drink at 15–24 months, was related using T tests, to the diet when aged three, reflecting a tendency to eat more or less of a food item.