Gourmet coffee beverage consumption among college women

• Published in: Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2004-04, Vol.104 (4), p.650-653
• Main Authors: Shields, Deborah H., Corrales, Kattia M., Metallinos-Katsaras, Elizabeth
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Body Mass Index; cafe au lait; cafe latte; cafe mocha; cappuccino; Coffee; coffee (beverage); College students; Diet; Diet Records; Dietary Carbohydrates - administration & dosage; Dietary Fats - administration & dosage; Energy Intake; fat intake; Feeding Behavior; Female; Human physiology applied to population studies and life conditions. Human ecophysiology; Humans; Medical sciences; Nutritional survey. Food supply and nutritional requirement; specialty coffee beverages; Students; Surveys and Questionnaires; Weight Gain; Women
• ISSN: 0002-8223; 2212-2672; 1878-3570; 2212-2680
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2004.01.015

Gourmet coffee beverages (GCBs) are relatively new products in the foodservice industry that consist of high-energy coffee drinks. A descriptive study was conducted to evaluate the frequency of consumption of GCBs and their energy and fat contribution to overall dietary intake in college women using a beverage questionnaire and a 3-day food diary. A convenience sample of 165 undergraduate and graduate women attending Simmons College completed a beverage questionnaire, and a subsample of 41 women completed a 3-day food diary. Mean reported GCB consumption was 2.5 times/week for the entire sample and 7 times/week for the food diary subsample. A comparison of GCB consumers and nonconsumers indicated that GCB drinkers had a 206 kcal/day higher intake ( P=.250) and a 32 g higher sugar intake than nonconsumers ( P