Dietary sugar intake among preschool-aged children: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Excessive intake of sugar in young children is a public health concern. Our study objectives were to examine intakes of total, free and added sugar among preschool-aged children and to investigate their associations with body weight, body mass index Z-scores, percent fat mass and waist circumference.

Methods

The cross-sectional cohort study included preschool-aged children between 1.5 and 5 years of age, enrolled in pilot studies of the Guelph Family Health Study, Guelph, Ontario, from 2014 to 2016. Daily intake of total sugar was determined using a food processor software; daily intakes of free and added sugar, and food sources were determined through manual inspection of 3-day food records. Anthropometric measures were completed by trained research staff. We use

SUBMITTER: Mahajan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8445636 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature