ArticlePublic health nutrition2023
Tap water perceptions and water filter use vary with socio-demographic characteristics and are associated with water and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in university students.
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- Party identification and public attitudes toward raw milk, water fluoridation, and acetaminophen use.Health affairs scholar · 2026Article
- Associations Between Perceived Tap Water Safety and Dietary Outcomes Among US Adults.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2026Article
- Determinants of Drinking Water Filtration Decisions in Puerto Rican Households: A Logistic Regression Analysis of User Perceptions.ACS ES&T water · 2026Article
- Hydration Knowledge, Water Consumption, and Attitudes Toward Drinking Water Quality Among Adults in Romania: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Apparently healthy young black adults report lower total fluid intake and exhibit higher plasma copeptin than young White adults.Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe goal of this study is to evaluate university students' perceptions of tap water safety and water filter use and determine how these perceptions and behaviours affect water and sugar-sweetened beverage intake.
designCross-sectional; online survey conducted in Fall 2021.
settingA large, public Midwestern university in the USA.
participantsSeven-hundred ninety-three university students.
resultsStudents who experienced food insecurity, were on a Pell grant, were first-generation college students or were racial/ethnic minorities were less likely to trust tap water safety. Tap water filtration behaviour also varied by age and race/ethnicity. Students who did not agree with the statement 'my local tap water is safe to drink' had lower odds of consuming ≥ 3 cups of total water per day (OR = 0·45, 95 % CI: 0·32, 0·62), lower odds of consuming tap water ≥ 3 times/d (OR = 0·46, 95 % CI: 0·34, 0·64), higher odds of drinking bottled water ≥ 1 time per day (OR = 1·80, 95 % CI: 1·22, 2·66) and higher odds of drinking SSB ≥ 1 time per day (OR = 1·47, 95 % CI: 1·01, 2·14) than those who agreed. Students who always or sometimes filtered their tap water had lower odds of consuming ≥ 3 cups of total water per day (OR = 0·59, 95 % CI: 0·39, 0·90) than students who never filtered their tap water.
conclusionsTap water perceptions and behaviours affect tap and bottled water and SSB intake among university students. Tap water perceptions and behaviours in this demographic provide important context for university programming promoting healthy beverage initiatives.
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