Abstract The 2015 to 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that added sugar
(AS) consumption be limited to less than 10% of the total energy intake to reduce the risk of …

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 …

Background Expert guidelines advise that intake of added sugars (ASs), free sugars, and
saturated fats be limited to< 10% total energy (TE), and that children's sodium not exceed …

Excess sugar intake increases risk for obesity and related comorbidities among children.
The World Health Organization (WHO), American Heart Association (AHA) and the 2015 …

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020 (DGA) recommend that Americans limit
their added sugars intake to less than 10 percent of daily calories [1]. This study focuses on …

Added sugar intake at a young age is associated with chronic diseases including
cardiovascular diseases, asthma, elevated blood pressure, and overweight. The Dietary …

Background Sugars and their primary dietary sources (milk, fruits, sweetened foods and
beverages) are associated, in different ways, with a range of health outcomes, including …

Background Public health organizations in the United States have recently increased focus
on reducing population consumption of added sugars. Objective The objective of this study …

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 …

What is already known about this subject Despite recent declines in added sugars (from
1999–2000 to 2007–2008), consumption of added sugars and solid fats among United …