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Meeting the Healthy People 2030 Added Sugars Target

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Stowe, Ellen W., Moore, Latetia V., Hamner, Heather C., Park, Sohyun, Gunn, Janelle P., Juan, WenYen, Kantor, Mark A., Galuska, Deborah A.·2023·American Journal of Preventive Medicine
DOI 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.02.004PMC PMC11290098
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Introduction Many Americans exceed the dietary recommendations for added sugars. Healthy People 2030 set a population target mean of 11.5% calories from added sugars for persons aged ≥2 years. This paper describes the reductions needed in population groups with varying added sugars intake to meet this target using four different public health approaches. Methods Data from the 2015-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (n=15,038) and the National Cancer Institute method were used to estimate the usual percentage calories from added sugars. Four approaches investigated lowering intake among (1) the general U.S. population, (2) people exceeding the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommendation for added sugars (≥10% calories/day), (3) high consumers of added sugars (≥15% calories/day), or (4) people exceeding the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommendation for added sugars with two different reductions on the basis of added sugars intake. Added sugars intake was examined before and after reduction by sociodemographic characteristics. Results To meet the Healthy People 2030 target using the 4 approaches, added sugars intake needs to decrease by an average of (1) 13.7 calories/day for the general population; (2) 22.0 calories/day for people exceeding the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommendation; (3) 56.6 calories/day for high consumers; or (4) 13.9 and 32.3 calories/day for people consuming 10 to <15% and ≥15% calories from added sugars, respectively. Differences in added sugars intake were observed before and after reduction by race/ethnicity, age, and income. Conclusions The Healthy People 2030 added sugars target is achievable with modest reductions in added sugars intake, ranging from 14 to 57 calories/day depending on the approach.

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Stowe, E. W., Moore, L. V., Hamner, H. C., Park, S., Gunn, J. P., Juan, W., Kantor, M. A., & Galuska, D. A.
Affiliations
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
  • Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (US)
Corresponding author
Stowe, Ellen W.
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Venue
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2023-07
Volume
65
Issue
1
Pages
4-11
ISSN
0749-3797 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.amepre.2023.02.004
PMC
PMC11290098
OpenAlex
W4323823163
Cited by
7
References
2
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2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 2
FWCI
1.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • American Journal of Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
Keywords
added sugars, Healthy People 2030, dietary guidelines, sugar reduction, public health targets, sociodemographic disparities, race and ethnicity, income, age, Dietary Guidelines for Americans
MeSH terms
Sugars, Energy Intake, Diet, Humans, Nutrition Surveys, Dietary Sucrose, Healthy People Programs

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