Added Sugars in Adults’ Diet: What We Eat in America, NHANES 2015-2016

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In: FSRG Dietary Data Briefs [Internet]. Beltsville (MD): United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); 2010. Dietary Data Brief No. 24.
2019 Oct.

Excerpt

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020 (DGA) recommend that Americans limit their added sugars intake to less than 10 percent of daily calories [1]. This study focuses on foods and beverages that are major sources of added sugars in the diets of adults in America. The study used What We Eat in America (WWEIA), NHANES 2015-2016, day 1 dietary data and the Food Patterns equivalents data 2015-2016 [2, 3]. WWEIA Food Categories were used to group foods and beverages [4]. Mean amounts of added sugars contributed to adults’ diets were estimated.

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