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Ascertaining the Impact of the 2000 USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans on the Intake of Calories, Caffeine, Calcium, and Vitamin C from At-Home Consumption of Nonalcoholic Beverages

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

Senarath Dharmasena ,
Oral Capps Jr.  and
Annette Clauson
Senarath Dharmasena
Affiliation:
Agribusiness, Food and Consumer Economics Research Center (AFCERC), Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Oral Capps Jr.
Affiliation:
AFCERC, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Annette Clauson
Affiliation:
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
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Abstract

Obesity is one of the most pressing and widely emphasized health problems in America today. Beverage choices made by households have impacts on determining the intake of calories, calcium, caffeine, and vitamin C. Using data from the Nielsen Homescan Panel over the period 1998-2003, and a two-way random-effects Fuller-Battese error components procedure, we estimate econometric models to examine economic and demographic factors affecting per-capita daily intake of calories, calcium, caffeine, and vitamin C derived from the consumption of nonalcoholic beverages. Our study demonstrates the effectiveness of the USDA 2000 Dietary Guidelines in reducing caloric and nutrient intake associated with nonalcoholic beverages.

Keywords

Nielsen Homescan Panelnonalcoholic beveragesnutrient and caloric intakeUSDA Dietary GuidelinesD10D12I10I18
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 43 , Issue 1 , February 2011 , pp. 13 - 27
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2011

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