TY - JOUR AU - Kakietek, Jakub AU - Osuji, Thearis A. AU - O'Dell, Sarah Abood AU - Breck, Andrew AU - Kettel Khan, Laura PY - 2014 TI - Compliance With New York City's Beverage Regulations and Beverage Consumption Among Children in Early Child Care Centers T2 - Preventing Chronic Disease JO - Prev Chronic Dis SP - E180 VL - 11 CY - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. N2 - INTRODUCTION This article examines the association between the New York City regulations on beverages served in child care centers and beverage consumption among enrolled children. The regulations include requirements related to beverages served to children throughout the day. METHODS Beverage consumption data were collected on 636 children enrolled in 106 group child care centers in New York City. Data on compliance with the regulations were collected through direct observation, interviews with center staff, and a site inventory. Logistic regression for rare events was used to test associations between compliance with the regulations and beverage consumption. RESULTS Compliance with the regulations was associated with lower odds of children consuming milk with more than 1% fat content and sugar-sweetened beverages during meals and snacks. There was not a significant relationship between compliance with the regulations and children's consumption of water. CONCLUSION The findings suggest a strong, direct relationship between what a center serves and what a child consumes, particularly regarding consumption of higher-fat milk and sugar-sweetened beverages. Therefore, policies governing the types of beverages served in child care centers may increase children's consumption of more healthful beverages and reduce the consumption of less healthful ones. SN - 1545-1151 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.130430 DO - 10.5888/pcd11.130430 ER -