Top food sources of percentage of energy, nutrients to limit and total gram amount consumed among US adolescents: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2014.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify most commonly consumed foods by adolescents contributing to percentage of total energy, added sugars, SFA, Na and total gram intake per day.

Design

Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011-2014.

Setting

NHANES is a cross-sectional study nationally representative of the US population.ParticipantsOne 24 h dietary recall was used to assess dietary intake of 3156 adolescents aged 10-19 years. What We Eat in America food category classification system was used for all foods consumed. Food sources of energy, added sugars, SFA, Na and total gram amount consumed were sample-weighted and ranked based on percentage contribution to intake of total amount.

Results

Three-highest ranked food subgroup sources of total

SUBMITTER: Leme AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10260533 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature