Consumption of added sugar among U.S. children and adolescents, 2005-2008

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• Personal Author:
  Carroll, Margaret D. ; Ervin, R. Bethene ; Kit, Brian K. ; Ogden, Cynthia L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  The consumption of added sugars, which are sweeteners added to processed and prepared foods, has been associated with measures of cardiovascular disease risk among adolescents, including adverse cholesterol concentrations. Although the percent of daily calories derived from added sugars declined between 1999-2000 and 2007-2008, consumption of added sugars remains high in the diets of Americans. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines recommend limiting total intake of discretionary calories, which include added sugars and solid fats, to 5%-15% of daily caloric intake yet many Americans continue to exceed these recommendations. This data brief presents results for added sugar consumption among U.S. children and adolescents for 2005-2008. - p. 1
• Content Notes:
  R. Bethene Ervin, Brian K. Kit, Margaret D. Carroll, Cynthia L. Ogden.
  
  Includes bibliographical references (p. 7).
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Child Dietary Sucrose Diet Surveys Fast Foods
• Series:
  NCHS Data Briefs
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Genre:
  Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  electronic resource; remote; 7 p. : digital, PDF file, ill.
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
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