Estimation of Starch and Sugar Intake in a Japanese Population Based on a Newly Developed Food Composition Database.

ABSTRACT: Due to a lack of a food composition database on starch and sugars, we developed a comprehensive database on starch and seven types of sugars in commonly consumed foods (n = 2222) in Japan. Dietary record data of 368 toddlers (aged 18⁻35 months), 376 preschool children (aged 3⁻6 years), 915 schoolchildren (aged 8⁻14 years) and 392 adults (aged 20⁻69 years) were used. The mean starch intake ranged from 55.6 g/day (female toddlers) to 206.0 g/day (male schoolchildren). Irrespective of age and sex, >50% of starch was provided by rice and grains. The mean total sugar intake ranged from 46.1 g/day (female toddlers) to 68.7 g/day (male schoolchildren). In all age and sex groups, the major contributors of total sugar included sucrose (mean: 18.2⁻34.0 g/day), glucose (7.8⁻13.1 g/day), lactose (5.3⁻

SUBMITTER: Fujiwara A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6213530 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature