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ArticleBMC public health2019

The sugar and energy in non-carbonated sugar-sweetened beverages: a cross-sectional study.

Chuyao Jin, Lizi Lin, Chenxiong Li, Yuanzhou Peng, Graham A MacGregor, Fengjun He, Haijun Wang

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Article in BMC public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Chuyao JinDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, No. 38, Xueyuan Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China.
Lizi LinDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, No. 38, Xueyuan Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China.
Chenxiong LiDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, No. 38, Xueyuan Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China.
Yuanzhou PengDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, No. 38, Xueyuan Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China.
Graham A MacGregorWolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Fengjun HeWolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Haijun WangDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, No. 38, Xueyuan Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China. whjun@pku.edu.cn.
Peking University · CNQueen Mary University of London · GB

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81573170Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality 7162106
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe consumption of non-carbonated sugar-sweetened beverages (NCSSBs) has many adverse health effects. However, the sugar and energy content in NCSSBs sold in China remain unknown. We aimed to investigate the sugar and energy content of NCSSBs in China and how these contents were labelled.

methodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted in 15 supermarkets in Haidian District, Beijing from July to October 2017. The product packaging and nutrient information panels of NCSSBs were recorded to obtain type of products (local/imported), serving size, nutrient contents of carbohydrate, sugar and energy. For those NCSSBs without sugar content information, we used carbohydrate content as a replacement.

resultsA total of 463 NCSSBs met the inclusion criteria and were included in our analysis. The median of sugar content and energy content was 9.6 [interquartile range (IQR): 7.1-11.3] g/100 ml and 176 (IQR: 121-201) kJ/100 ml. The median of sugar contents in juice drinks, tea-based beverages, sports drinks and energy drinks were 10.4, 8.5, 5.0 and 7.4 g/100 ml. Imported products had higher sugar and energy content than local products. There were 95.2% products of NCSSBs receiving a 'red'(high) label for sugars per portion according to the UK criteria, and 81.6% products exceeding the daily free sugar intake recommendation from the World Health Organization (25 g). There were 82 (17.7%) products with sugar content on the nutrition labels and 60.2% of them were imported products.

conclusionsNCSSBs had high sugar and energy content, and few of them provided sugar content information on their nutrition labels especially in local products. Measures including developing better regulation of labelling, reducing sugar content and restricting the serving size are needed for reducing sugar intakes in China.

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BeijingBeveragesCross-Sectional StudiesDietary SucroseEnergy DrinksEnergy IntakeFood LabelingHumansRecommended Dietary AllowancesSweetening AgentsDietary SucroseSweetening AgentsEnergyServing sizeSugarSugar-sweetened beverages

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PMID31429727
PMCPMC6700807
OpenAlexW2969998650

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