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Volume 7, Issue 3 (Suppl)
J Nutr Disorders Ther, an open access journal
ISSN: 2161-0509
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July 27-29, 2017 Rome, Italy
Advances in Natural Medicines Nutraceuticals & Neurocognition
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International Conference on Clinical Nutrition
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International Congress on
Impact of usual intake of added sugars on nutrient adequacy in US children aged 2 to 18 years
Theresa A Nicklas
1
, Carol E O’Neil
2
and
Victor L Fulgoni
3
1
Baylor College of Medicine, USA
2
LSU, USA
3
Nutrition Impact, LLC, USA
T
he impact of usual intake (UI) of added sugars on nutrient adequacy in US children (n=6,109) was measured using
NHANES (2009-2012) data. Dietary intake data were obtained from 24-hour dietary recall interviews using an Automated
Multiple-Pass Method. The National Cancer Institute Method was used to estimate UI of added sugars and other nutrients.
Individual UI of children were separated into groups: 0 to <5, 5 to <10, 10 to <15, 15 to <20, 20 to <25, and ≥25% of energy as
added sugars. Covariate adjusted regression coefficients examined the magnitude of the association between the percentages
of the population below the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) and added sugars intake. The percentage of children below
the EAR significantly increased for vitamins D (p =0.0124) and E (p=0.0029) with increasing UI of added sugars. For each step
in added sugars intake, there was an increase of ~5% of the population being below the EAR. The percentage of children below
EAR increased for calcium (p=0.0031) with increasing UI of added sugars. For each step in added sugars intake, there was an
increase of ~10.5% of the population being below the EAR. The percentage below EAR increased for magnesium (p=0.0147)
with increasing UI of added sugars. The inflection point at which the greatest increase occurred was at 20% to <25% of total
energy from added sugars. Results suggest that poor food choices independent, or only partially related to added sugars intake,
probably have a larger impact on nutrient adequacy rather than added sugars specifically.
Biography
Theresa A Nicklas is a Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine. She has over 350 publications. For a decade, her research has focused on the
epidemiological aspects of chronic disease prevention and health promotion. One of her primary interests has been looking at eating patterns associated or
predictive of obesity between childhood and young adulthood.
tnicklas@bcm.eduTheresa A Nicklas et al., J Nutr Disorders Ther 2017, 7:3(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0509-C1-007