Food & Nutrition

Arab Journal of Food & Nutrition
0.01) and east Amman (r= 0.6; p ≤ 0.01).
Carbonated beverages correlated positively with fat intake among west Amman
girls (r= 0.9; p ≤ 0.05). This can be explained by frequent consumption of these
beverages with fried foods.
It could be concluded that milk, carbonated beverages and flavored drinks were
the most consumed beverages by adolescent girls, while fresh juices were the least,
although the girls considered juices nutritious and healthy beverage.
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