Do carbonated drinks count as fluid?
They enter the fluid total, but they are counted together with the sugar they carry. The guideline recommends keeping free sugar below ten percent of total energy.
Carbonated and sugar-sweetened drinks enter the daily fluid total, but they do not take the place of plain water; because along with fluid they also carry free sugar. In the recommendation it gives for free sugars, TÜBER, Türkiye's national dietary guideline, states that intake should stay below ten percent of total energy and that these items should be consumed as little as possible.
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- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Tablo 8.2, s. 170 Serbest şekerler — toplam enerjinin %10'unun altında, mümkün olduğunca az tüketilmeli accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Bölüm 5.3, s. 88 Ambalajlı ürünlerin etiketinde şekerin çeşitli formlarının toplamı 100 g başına verilir; içindekiler listesinde geçen glikoz şurubu, maltoz şurubu ve ham kamış şekeri ifadeleri ürünün şeker içerdiğini gösterir accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.11, s. 272 İsteğe bağlı tercihler, 1 standart miktar = 75 kkal — şeker 5 tatlı kaşığı silme / 20 g = 1 kat; 1 tatlı kaşığı dolu / 10 g = ½ kat accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.1, s. 262 Ayran 1,5 kupa / 350 mL accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.2, s. 263 Süt-yoğurt-peynir 18-49 yaş 3 porsiyon/gün accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.7, s. 268 Sebze suları — 1 standart porsiyon 150 mL accessed: 2026-08-15
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