Added Sugars in American Children’s 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. 26.
2019 Dec.

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 the major food and beverage sources of added sugars in American children’s diet. 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 estimate added sugars contribution [4].

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