Understanding the relationship between snacking and dietary intake in early life years is
one key but understudied area. In this study, we examined snacking patterns in toddlers and …

Objectives. There are many contributors to obesity, including excess consumption of
“discretionary calories”(foods high in sugar and fat and low in essential nutrients), lack of …

Introduction Prepared (ready-to-eat) foods are sold in> 90% of US supermarkets, but little is
known about their nutritional quality. This study examined trends in purchases of …

The 2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) recommends less than 10% of total
daily calories come from added sugars. However, many adults overconsume added sugars …

Background Mexico has seen a very steep increase in child obesity level. Little is known
about caloric beverage intake in this country as well as all other countries outside a few high …

The study aimed to describe the use of table sugar and artificial sweeteners (AS) in Brazil. A
representative sample (n= 32,749) of individuals aged> 10 years was examined from the …

Eating outside the three main meals–in other words, snacking–is a part of the dietary pattern
of individuals in all stages of life. The quality and pattern of snacking have an impact on …

ObjectiveWe examined the association between unhealthy snacking at school and
academic outcomes in students from the Santiago Metropolitan Region (Chile) …

High consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) is associated with a high risk of
non-communicable diseases. Evidence of SSB consumption is needed to inform SSB …

ObjectiveTo examine the relationship between sweetened beverage consumption and
components of the metabolic syndrome in a Mexican population. DesignWe performed a …