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Soy Milk Consumption in the United States of America: An NHANES Data Report
With the increasing adoption of plant-based diets in the United States, more and more individuals replace cow milk with plant-based milk alternatives. Soy milk is a commonly used cow milk substitute, which is characterized by a higher content of polyunsaturated fatty acids and fibers. Despite these...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10255813/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37299495 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15112532 |
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author | Storz, Maximilian Andreas Brommer, Maria Lombardo, Mauro Rizzo, Gianluca |
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description | With the increasing adoption of plant-based diets in the United States, more and more individuals replace cow milk with plant-based milk alternatives. Soy milk is a commonly used cow milk substitute, which is characterized by a higher content of polyunsaturated fatty acids and fibers. Despite these favorable characteristics, little is known about the current prevalence of soy milk consumption the United States. We used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) to assess soy milk usage in the United States and identified potential predictors for its consumption in the US general population. The proportion of individuals reporting soy milk consumption in the NHANES 2015–2016 cycle was 2%, and 1.54% in the NHANES 2017–2020 cycle. Non-Hispanic Asian and Black ethnicities (as well as other Hispanic and Mexican American ethnicities in the 2017–2020 cycle) significantly increased the odds for soy milk consumption. While a college degree and weekly moderate physical activity were associated with significantly higher odds for consuming soy milk (OR: 2.21 and 2.36, respectively), sex was not an important predictor. In light of the putative health benefits of soy milk and its more favorable environmental impact as compared to cow milk, future investigations should attempt to identify strategies that may help promote its consumption in selected populations. |
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spelling | pubmed-102558132023-06-10 Soy Milk Consumption in the United States of America: An NHANES Data Report Storz, Maximilian Andreas Brommer, Maria Lombardo, Mauro Rizzo, Gianluca Nutrients Article With the increasing adoption of plant-based diets in the United States, more and more individuals replace cow milk with plant-based milk alternatives. Soy milk is a commonly used cow milk substitute, which is characterized by a higher content of polyunsaturated fatty acids and fibers. Despite these favorable characteristics, little is known about the current prevalence of soy milk consumption the United States. We used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) to assess soy milk usage in the United States and identified potential predictors for its consumption in the US general population. The proportion of individuals reporting soy milk consumption in the NHANES 2015–2016 cycle was 2%, and 1.54% in the NHANES 2017–2020 cycle. Non-Hispanic Asian and Black ethnicities (as well as other Hispanic and Mexican American ethnicities in the 2017–2020 cycle) significantly increased the odds for soy milk consumption. While a college degree and weekly moderate physical activity were associated with significantly higher odds for consuming soy milk (OR: 2.21 and 2.36, respectively), sex was not an important predictor. In light of the putative health benefits of soy milk and its more favorable environmental impact as compared to cow milk, future investigations should attempt to identify strategies that may help promote its consumption in selected populations. MDPI 2023-05-29 /pmc/articles/PMC10255813/ /pubmed/37299495 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15112532 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Storz, Maximilian Andreas Brommer, Maria Lombardo, Mauro Rizzo, Gianluca Soy Milk Consumption in the United States of America: An NHANES Data Report |
title | Soy Milk Consumption in the United States of America: An NHANES Data Report |
title_full | Soy Milk Consumption in the United States of America: An NHANES Data Report |
title_fullStr | Soy Milk Consumption in the United States of America: An NHANES Data Report |
title_full_unstemmed | Soy Milk Consumption in the United States of America: An NHANES Data Report |
title_short | Soy Milk Consumption in the United States of America: An NHANES Data Report |
title_sort | soy milk consumption in the united states of america: an nhanes data report |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10255813/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37299495 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15112532 |
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