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Article: Dietary intake and food sources of added sugar in the Australian population

TitleDietary intake and food sources of added sugar in the Australian population
Authors
Keywords%EFS percentage energy from free sugars
Added sugar
Australian Health Survey
Australian population
Food sources
Free sugar
NNPAS National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey
NNS Australian National Nutrition Survey
National surveys
Total sugars
Issue Date2016
PublisherCambridge University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=BJN
Citation
The British Journal of Nutrition, 2016, v. 115 n. 5, p. 868-877 How to Cite?
AbstractPrevious studies in Australian children/adolescents and adults examining added sugar (AS) intake were based on now out-of-date national surveys. We aimed to examine the AS and free sugar (FS) intakes and the main food sources of AS among Australians, using plausible dietary data collected by a multiple-pass, 24-h recall, from the 2011-12 Australian Health Survey respondents (n 8202). AS and FS intakes were estimated using a previously published method, and as defined by the WHO, respectively. Food groups contributing to the AS intake were described and compared by age group and sex by one-way ANOVA. Linear regression was used to test for trends across age groups. Usual intake of FS (as percentage energy (%EFS)) was computed using a published method and compared with the WHO cut-off of <10 %EFS. The mean AS intake of the participants was 60·3 (sd 52·6) g/d. Sugar-sweetened beverages accounted for the greatest proportion of the AS intake of the Australian population (21·4 (sd 30·1) %), followed by sugar and sweet spreads (16·3 (sd 24·5) %) and cakes, biscuits, pastries and batter-based products (15·7 (sd 24·4) %). More than half of the study population exceeded the WHO's cut-off for FS, especially children and adolescents. Overall, 80-90 % of the daily AS intake came from high-sugar energy-dense and/or nutrient-poor foods. To conclude, the majority of Australian adults and children exceed the WHO recommendation for FS intake. Efforts to reduce AS intake should focus on energy-dense and/or nutrient-poor foods.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/225480
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.0
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.911
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dc.contributor.authorLei, L-
dc.contributor.authorRangan, A-
dc.contributor.authorFlood, VM-
dc.contributor.authorLouie, CYJ-
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-18T01:37:56Z-
dc.date.available2016-05-18T01:37:56Z-
dc.date.issued2016-
dc.identifier.citationThe British Journal of Nutrition, 2016, v. 115 n. 5, p. 868-877-
dc.identifier.issn0007-1145-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/225480-
dc.description.abstractPrevious studies in Australian children/adolescents and adults examining added sugar (AS) intake were based on now out-of-date national surveys. We aimed to examine the AS and free sugar (FS) intakes and the main food sources of AS among Australians, using plausible dietary data collected by a multiple-pass, 24-h recall, from the 2011-12 Australian Health Survey respondents (n 8202). AS and FS intakes were estimated using a previously published method, and as defined by the WHO, respectively. Food groups contributing to the AS intake were described and compared by age group and sex by one-way ANOVA. Linear regression was used to test for trends across age groups. Usual intake of FS (as percentage energy (%EFS)) was computed using a published method and compared with the WHO cut-off of <10 %EFS. The mean AS intake of the participants was 60·3 (sd 52·6) g/d. Sugar-sweetened beverages accounted for the greatest proportion of the AS intake of the Australian population (21·4 (sd 30·1) %), followed by sugar and sweet spreads (16·3 (sd 24·5) %) and cakes, biscuits, pastries and batter-based products (15·7 (sd 24·4) %). More than half of the study population exceeded the WHO's cut-off for FS, especially children and adolescents. Overall, 80-90 % of the daily AS intake came from high-sugar energy-dense and/or nutrient-poor foods. To conclude, the majority of Australian adults and children exceed the WHO recommendation for FS intake. Efforts to reduce AS intake should focus on energy-dense and/or nutrient-poor foods.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherCambridge University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=BJN-
dc.relation.ispartofThe British Journal of Nutrition-
dc.rightsThe British Journal of Nutrition. Copyright © Cambridge University Press.-
dc.subject%EFS percentage energy from free sugars-
dc.subjectAdded sugar-
dc.subjectAustralian Health Survey-
dc.subjectAustralian population-
dc.subjectFood sources-
dc.subjectFree sugar-
dc.subjectNNPAS National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey-
dc.subjectNNS Australian National Nutrition Survey-
dc.subjectNational surveys-
dc.subjectTotal sugars-
dc.titleDietary intake and food sources of added sugar in the Australian population-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailLouie, CYJ: h0115648@graduate.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityLouie, CYJ=rp02118-
dc.description.naturepostprint-
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/s0007114515005255-
dc.identifier.pmid26794833-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-84958649006-
dc.identifier.hkuros274259-
dc.identifier.volume115-
dc.identifier.issue5-
dc.identifier.spage868-
dc.identifier.epage877-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000372154500015-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom-
dc.identifier.issnl0007-1145-

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