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Disparities in Sources of Added Sugars and High Glycemic Index Foods in Diets of US Children, 2011-2016.

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Russo, RG; Peters, BA; Salcedo, V; Wang, VH; Kwon, SC; Wu, B; Yi, S
Published in: Preventing chronic disease
November 2020

Added sugars and high glycemic index (GI) foods might play a role in cardiometabolic pathogenesis. Our study aimed to describe the top sources of added sugars and types of high GI foods in diets of children by race/ethnicity.We examined data for 3,112 children, aged 6 to 11 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2011 to 2016. Mean intake was estimated and linear regression models tested for differences by race/ethnicity. Population proportions for food sources were created and ranked, accounting for survey weighting when appropriate.Asian American and Mexican American children had the lowest reported added sugar intake. Cereals were observed to contribute highly to added sugar intake. Soft drinks did not contribute as much added sugar intake for Asian American children as it did for children of other races/ethnicities. Asian American children consumed significantly more high GI foods than other groups. Types of high GI foods differed meaningfully across racial/ethnic groups (ie, Mexican American: burritos/tacos; other Hispanic, White, and Black: pizza; Asian American: rice). Rice accounted for 37% of total high GI foods consumed by Asian American children.Sources of added sugars and types of high GI foods in children's diets vary across racial/ethnic groups. Targeting foods identified as top sources of added sugars for all race/ethnicities and focusing on substitution of whole grains may reduce obesity, diabetes, and related cardiometabolic risk more equitably.

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Preventing chronic disease

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1545-1151

ISSN

1545-1151

Publication Date

November 2020

Volume

17

Start / End Page

E139

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Nutrition Surveys
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Dietary Sucrose
  • Diet
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Child
  • 4206 Public health
 

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Russo, R. G., Peters, B. A., Salcedo, V., Wang, V. H., Kwon, S. C., Wu, B., & Yi, S. (2020). Disparities in Sources of Added Sugars and High Glycemic Index Foods in Diets of US Children, 2011-2016. Preventing Chronic Disease, 17, E139. https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd17.200091
Russo, Rienna G., Brandilyn A. Peters, Vanessa Salcedo, Vivian Hc Wang, Simona C. Kwon, Bei Wu, and Stella Yi. “Disparities in Sources of Added Sugars and High Glycemic Index Foods in Diets of US Children, 2011-2016.Preventing Chronic Disease 17 (November 2020): E139. https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd17.200091.
Russo RG, Peters BA, Salcedo V, Wang VH, Kwon SC, Wu B, et al. Disparities in Sources of Added Sugars and High Glycemic Index Foods in Diets of US Children, 2011-2016. Preventing chronic disease. 2020 Nov;17:E139.
Russo, Rienna G., et al. “Disparities in Sources of Added Sugars and High Glycemic Index Foods in Diets of US Children, 2011-2016.Preventing Chronic Disease, vol. 17, Nov. 2020, p. E139. Epmc, doi:10.5888/pcd17.200091.
Russo RG, Peters BA, Salcedo V, Wang VH, Kwon SC, Wu B, Yi S. Disparities in Sources of Added Sugars and High Glycemic Index Foods in Diets of US Children, 2011-2016. Preventing chronic disease. 2020 Nov;17:E139.

Published In

Preventing chronic disease

DOI

EISSN

1545-1151

ISSN

1545-1151

Publication Date

November 2020

Volume

17

Start / End Page

E139

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Nutrition Surveys
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Dietary Sucrose
  • Diet
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Child
  • 4206 Public health