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Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

green triangle with upward trending arrow inside it higher than the previous measurement period; green triangle with downward trending arrow inside it lower than the previous measurement period; blue equals sign no statistically different change  from previous measurement period.

green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

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Adults who Drank Soft Drinks: Past 7 Days

County: Montgomery
This indicator shows the percentage of adults who consumed regular soft drinks in the past 7 days. Diet soft drinks are excluded.

Why is this important?

Regular (i.e., non-diet) soft drinks have large amounts of added sugar, lack nutritional value, and are great calorie contributors in diets. The consumption of soft drinks is associated with weight gain and obesity. Reducing soft drink consumption can result in a decrease in weight and is an important element of obesity prevention. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture recommend limiting daily consumption of the added sugars found in all sweetened beverages to no more than 10 percent of calories per day.
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County: Montgomery

38.0%
Source: Claritas Consumer Profiles
Measurement period: 2023
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: February 2024
Filter(s) for this location: State: Maryland
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Filed under: Health / Nutrition & Healthy Eating, Health Behaviors, Adults