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Table 1 Beverage category definitions

From: Beverage consumption and energy intake among Canadians: analyses of 2004 and 2015 national dietary intake data

Beverage category

Beverages included

Plain water

Plain bottled, tap, or well water

Other unsweetened beverages

Club soda; unsweetened: coffee, tea, flavoured milk

Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs)

Regular, sweetened: carbonated soft drinks, fruit drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks, flavoured water, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, flavoured milk or substitutes, meal replacement beverages, protein drinks, smoothies, drinkable yogurt

Plain milk

Unsweetened, unflavoured: milk or substitutes

Alcoholic beverages

Beer, wine, spirits, liqueur, cocktails, coolers

100% juice

100% juice, including ‘baby juices’

Diet or light beverages

Diet or light: carbonated soft drinks, fruit drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks, flavoured water, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, flavoured milk or substitutes, meal replacement beverages, protein drinks