Beverage consumption in an Alaska Native village: a mixed-methods study of behaviour, attitudes and access.

Deena Elwan¹, Peter de Schweinitz², Janet M Wojcicki³

¹Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.

²Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center, Tanana Chiefs Conference, Fairbanks, AK, USA.

³Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; Wojcicki@gmail.com.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) have the highest prevalence of obesity for any racial/ethnic group. Previous studies examining risk factors for obesity have identified excessive sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) and inadequate water consumption as major risk factors for this population group. The historical scarcity of water in rural Alaska may explain consumption patterns includi…

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