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SUBMITTER: Bailey RL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5793330 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bailey Regan L RL Fulgoni Victor L VL Cowan Alexandra E AE Gaine P Courtney PC
Nutrients 20180117 1
High intake of added sugars is associated with excess energy intake and poorer diet quality. The objective of this cross-sectional study (<i>n</i> = 16,806) was to estimate usual intakes and the primary food sources of added sugars across the range of intakes (i.e., deciles) among U.S. children (2-8 years), adolescents and teens (9-18 years), and adults (≥19 years) using the National Health and Nutrition Examination (NHANES) data from 2009-2012. The percent energy contributed by added sugars was ...[more]