TY - BOOK AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - Nancy Konopasek A2 - Meghan Quirk TI - Strategies to Limit Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in Young Children: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief DO - 10.17226/24897 PY - 2017 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24897/strategies-to-limit-sugar-sweetened-beverage-consumption-in-young-children PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Food and Nutrition KW - Health and Medicine AB - On June 21–22, 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Food and Nutrition Board convened a workshop in Washington, DC, to explore the range of policies and programs that exist at the federal, state, tribal, and local levels to limit sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in children birth to 5 years of age. Topics examined over the course of the 1.5-day workshop included prevalence and trends in beverage intake among young children; beverage intake guidelines applicable to the age range of interest; challenges and opportunities of influencing beverage consumption; the role of industry in beverage intake; and knowledge gaps and research needs. This publication highlights key points made by individual speakers during the presentations and discussions. ER -