Added Sugar Intake among Pregnant Women in the United States: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2012.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Despite associations of dietary added sugar with excess weight gain and chronic disease risk, intake among most Americans exceeds the recommended limits (<10% total energy). Maternal diet plays an important role in pregnancy-related outcomes, but little is known about the extent of added sugar intake during pregnancy. OBJECTIVE:To assess intake and identify the top sources of added sugars in the diets of pregnant vs nonpregnant women in the United States. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2003-2004 to 2011-2012. PARTICIPANTS:Four thousand one hundred seventy-nine pregnant and nonpregnant women (aged 20 to 39 years) who completed a dietary recall. STATISTICAL ANALYSES PERFORMED:Survey-weighted analyses were

SUBMITTER: Cioffi CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5924618 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature