Soft drinks and juice
Consumption of other beverage categories also grew with age, as milk and juice drinking declined.
Soft-drink consumption increased from 13.0% for the youngest children surveyed to 22.3% for the oldest group. "Other beverages," which include coffee, tea, sports and energy drinks, and more also grow with age (3.0%, 5.5%, and 11.3%).
At the same time, the contribution of milk to total beverage consumption decreased with age, from 32.1% among those ages 2-5, to 24.4% and 14.5% among those ages 6-11 and 12-19 years, respectively. The report said 100% juice followed a similar pattern, decreasing from 12.4% (2-5) to 7.3% (6-11) and 4.9% (12-19).