ArticleNutrients2021
Free Sugars Consumption in Canada.
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- Relation of Change or Substitution of Low- and No-Calorie Sweetened Beverages With Cardiometabolic Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies.Diabetes care · 2022Pooled it
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- Top food categories contributing to Canadian children's energy and nutrient intakes at school.PloS one · 2026Article
- Evaluating sugar-sweetened beverage tax effects: online price and sales data from grocers in Canada.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- Optimizing energy balance in youth: reducing sugar-sweetened beverages and screen time.Paediatrics & child health · 2025Review
- Beyond the screen: Exploring the dynamics of social media influencers, digital food marketing, and gendered influences on adolescent diets.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
- Perceived healthiness of sugary drinks and related social norms among adults in five countries: evidence from the International Food Policy Study.Nutrition journal · 2025Article
- Educational Intervention Boosts Dietitians' Knowledge of the Safety and Approval of Low- and No-Calorie Sweeteners.Nutrients · 2024Article
- The impact of exposure to sugary drink marketing on youth brand preference and recall: a cross-sectional and multi-country analysis.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Children's self-reported exposure to sugary beverage advertisements and association with intake across six countries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a repeat cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Are the 2019 Canada's Food Guide Recommendations on Healthy Food Choices Consistent with the EAT-Lancet Reference Diet from Sustainable Food Systems?The Journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- Creating healthy eating and active environments in early learning settings: protocol of the CHEERS eHealth intervention study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Canadian Free Sugar Intake and Modelling of a Reformulation Scenario.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Free sugar intake from snacks and beverages in Canadian preschool- and toddler-aged children: a cross-sectional study.BMC nutrition · 2023Article
- Is Adolescents' Free Sugar Intake Associated with the Free Sugar Intake of Their Parents?Nutrients · 2022Article
- Time to get our teeth into reducing obesity: should dentists screen and deliver interventions to reduce obesity in the population?British dental journal · 2022Article
- Experimental study of front-of-package nutrition labels' efficacy on perceived healthfulness of sugar-sweetened beverages among youth in six countries.Preventive medicine reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
Free sugars (FS) are associated with a higher risk of dental decay in children and an increased risk of weight gain, overweight and obesity and type 2 diabetes. For this reason, Canada's Food Guide recommends limiting foods and beverages that contribute to excess free sugars consumption. Estimating FS intakes is needed to inform policies and interventions aimed at reducing Canadians' consumption of FS. The objective of this study was to estimate FS intake of Canadians using a new method that estimated the free sugars content of foods in the Canadian Nutrient File, the database used in national nutrition surveys. We define FS as sugars present in food products in which the structure has been broken down. We found that 12% of total energy (about 56 g) comes from FS in the diet of Canadians 1 year of age and older (≥1 year). The top four sources were: (1) sugars, syrups, preserves, confectionary, desserts; (2) soft drinks; (3) baked products and (4) juice (without added sugars), and accounted for 60% of total free sugars intake. The results show that efforts need to be sustained to help Canadians, particularly children and adolescents, to reduce their FS intake.
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