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AHASugarGuidelinesforChildrenJenniferA.Weber,MPH,RDDirector,KidsMarket
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AHA’s2020HealthImpactGoal
By2020,toimprovethecardiovascularhealthofallAmericansby20percentwhilereducingdeathsfromcardiovasculardiseasesandstrokeby20percent.
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AddedSugarsandCardiovascularDiseaseRiskinChildren:AScientificStatementfromAHAwasreleasedinAugust2016.
Thepurposeofthisstatementwasto• reviewtheavailableevidenceonaddedsugars
intakeandCVDriskinchildrenandadolescents,
• identifyresearchgaps,and• makerecommendationsthatwillpromote
furtherreductionsinaddedsugarsintakeandreductionsinCVDrisk.
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KeyFindings• Childrenconsumeanaverageof80gramsofaddedsugardaily-- 16%caloriesconsumed• Foodsandbeverageseachcontributeapproximatelyhalfoftheaddedsugarsinchildren’sdiets.• Thetopcontributorstoaddedsugarsintakeincludesoda,fruit-flavoredandsportsdrinks,andcakesandcookies.
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KeyFindings• Addedsugarscontributetoadietthatisenergydensebutnutrientpoorandincreasetheriskofdevelopingobesity,cardiovasculardisease(CVD),hypertension,obesity-relatedcancers,anddentalcaries• Strongevidencesupportsanassociationofaddedsugarswithincreasedcardiovasculardiseaseriskinchildren• Addedsugarsappeartobeassociatedwithinsulinresistanceinchildrenwhoareoverweight• Thereisconsistentevidencethatcardiovascularriskincreasesasaddedsugarsconsumptionincreases.• Studiesareneededtofurtherelucidateasafetythresholdofaddedsugarsintake
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StatementHighlights
• Childrenshouldconsumelessthansixteaspoonsofaddedsugarsperday.• Childrenandteensshouldlimittheirintakeofsugar-sweeteneddrinkstonomorethaneightouncesweekly.• Childrenundertheageof2yearsshouldnotconsumefoodsorbeverageswithaddedsugars,includingsugar-sweeteneddrinks.
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ComparisontoOtherRecommendations• WorldHealthOrganizationrecommendsthatadultsandchildrenreducetheirintakeoffreesugarstolessthan10percentoftotalcalories.Theyfurtherconcludedthatreducingfreesugarstolessthan5percentofcalories(about25gramsorsixteaspoons)perdaywouldprovideadditionalhealthbenefits.• The2015DietaryGuidelinesforAmericansrecommendfewerthan10percentofcaloriescomefromaddedsugars.
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ResearchGaps• Isthereathresholdofaddedsugarsbelowwhichtherearenonegativeeffectsoncardiovascularhealth?• Isthereadirectlinearrelationshipbetweenincreasingcardiovascularriskoutcomesandaddedsugarsintake?Forexample,is1%betterthan5%,whichisbetterthan10%?Doesthischangebyage?• Aretherisksassociatedwithaddedsugarsconsumptionlowerifthesugarsareconsumedinfoodsinsteadofinbeverages?• Doesroutineuseofnon-nutritivesweetenershaveadversemetaboliceffectsinchildren?
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AHAAddedSugarRecommendationsforAdultsTheAmericanHeartAssociationrecommendslimitingtheamountofaddedsugarstonomorethan100caloriesperdayforwomenandnomorethan150caloriesperdayformen(orabout6teaspoonsperdayforwomenand9teaspoonsperdayformen).
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