Added Sugars Intake among US Infants and Toddlers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited information is available on added sugars consumption in US infants and toddlers.

Objectives

To present national estimates of added sugars intake among US infants and toddlers by sociodemographic characteristics, to identify top sources of added sugars, and to examine trends in added sugars intake.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis of 1 day of 24-hour dietary recall data.

Participants/setting

A nationally representative sample of US infants aged 0 to 11 months and toddlers aged 12 to 23 months (n=1,211) during the period from 2011 through 2016 from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Trends were assessed from 2005-2006 through 2015-2016 (n=2,795).

Main outcome measures

Among infants and toddlers, the proportion consuming

SUBMITTER: Herrick KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7512119 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature