The relationship between socioeconomic status and beverage consumption in children: The Cuenca Study.

Introduction: beverage consumption constitutes a source of children's daily energy intake. Some authors have suggested that consumption of caloric beverages is higher in children with a low socioeconomic position because families limit their spending on healthy food in order to save money.

Objective: the aim of this study was to explore the relationship between socioeconomic status and Spanish children's beverage consumption.