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    This research paper examines the relationship between perceptions of tap water safety and intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and plain water among US adults. The study found that 13.0% disagreed their local tap water was safe to drink and 26.4% agreed bottled water was safer than tap water. Both perceptions differed by demographics. Perceptions were associated with intake, and this association varied by race/ethnicity. Non-white groups who distrusted tap water were more likely to report low plain water intake. Hispanics who distrusted tap water had twice the odds of consuming one or more SSBs per day compared to Hispanics who trusted tap water. The study concludes public health efforts

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    This research paper examines the relationship between perceptions of tap water safety and intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and plain water among US adults. The study found that 13.0% disagreed their local tap water was safe to drink and 26.4% agreed bottled water was safer than tap water. Both perceptions differed by demographics. Perceptions were associated with intake, and this association varied by race/ethnicity. Non-white groups who distrusted tap water were more likely to report low plain water intake. Hispanics who distrusted tap water had twice the odds of consuming one or more SSBs per day compared to Hispanics who trusted tap water. The study concludes public health efforts

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    This research paper examines the relationship between perceptions of tap water safety and intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and plain water among US adults. The study found that 13.0% disagreed their local tap water was safe to drink and 26.4% agreed bottled water was safer than tap water. Both perceptions differed by demographics. Perceptions were associated with intake, and this association varied by race/ethnicity. Non-white groups who distrusted tap water were more likely to report low plain water intake. Hispanics who distrusted tap water had twice the odds of consuming one or more SSBs per day compared to Hispanics who trusted tap water. The study concludes public health efforts

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    Research paper The relationship of perceptions of tap water safety with intake of sugarsweetened beverages and plain water

    among US adults Stephen J Onufraka1 c1, Sohyun Parka1, Joseph R Sharkeya2 and Bettylou Sherrya1
    a1

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, Obesity Prevention and Control Branch, 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS K-26, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    a2

    Texas A&M University, School of Rural Public Health, College Station, TX, USA

    Abstract Research is limited on whether mistrust of tap water discourages plain water intake and leads to a greater intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB). The objective of the present study was to examine demographic differences in perceptions of tap water safety and determine if these perceptions are associated with intake of SSB and plain water. The study examined perceptions of tap water safety and their cross-sectional association with intake of SSB and plain water. Racial/ethnic differences in the associations of tap water perceptions with SSB and plain water intake were also examined. Nationally weighted data from the 2010 HealthStyles Survey (n 4184). US adults aged 18 years. Overall, 130 % of participants disagreed that their local tap water was safe to drink and 264 % of participants agreed that bottled water was safer than tap water. Both mistrust of tap water safety and favouring bottled water differed by region, age, race/ethnicity, income and education. The associations of tap water mistrust with intake of SSB and plain water were modified by race/ethnicity (P < 005). Non-white racial/ethnic groups who disagreed that their local tap water was safe to drink were more likely to report low intake of plain water. The odds of consuming 1 SSB/d among Hispanics who mistrusted their local tap water was twice that of Hispanics who did not (OR = 20; 95 % CI 12, 33). Public health efforts to promote healthy beverages should recognize the potential impact of tap water perceptions on water and SSB intake among minority populations. (Received December 23 2011) (Revised June 29 2012) (Accepted August 24 2012)

    Keywords

    Drinking water; Beverages; Perceptions

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