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Comparison of methods to estimate non-milk extrinsic sugars and their application to sugars in the diet of young adolescents

Kelly, S.A.M.; Summerbell, C.; Rugg-Gunn, A.J.; Adamson, A.; Fletcher, E.; Moynihan, P.J.

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Authors

S.A.M. Kelly

A.J. Rugg-Gunn

A. Adamson

E. Fletcher

P.J. Moynihan



Abstract

Consistent information on the non-milk extrinsic sugars (NMES) content of foods and the NMES intake by the population is required in order to allow comparisons between dietary surveys. A critical appraisal of methods of NMES estimation was conducted to investigate whether the different published methods for estimating the NMES content of foods lead to significantly different values for the dietary intake of NMES by children and to consider the relative practicality of each method. NMES values of foods were calculated using three different published descriptions of methods of NMES estimation, and the values were compared within food groups. Dietary intake values for English children aged 11–12 years were calculated using each method and compared in terms of overall NMES intake and the contribution of different food groups to NMES intake. There was no significant difference in the dietary intake of NMES in children between the method used in the National Diet and Nutrition Surveys (NDNS) (81·9 g/d; 95 % CI 79·0, 84·7) and a method developed by the Human Nutrition Research Centre (84·3 g/d; 95 % CI 81·4, 87·2) at Newcastle University, UK, although the latter gave slightly higher values. An earlier method used by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries gave significantly higher values than the other two methods (102·5 g/d; 95 % CI 99·3, 105·6; P<0·05). The method used in the NDNS surveys and the method used by the Human Nutrition Research Centre at Newcastle University are both thorough and detailed methods that give consistent results. However, the method used in the NDNS surveys was more straightforward to apply in practice and is the best method for a single uniform approach to the estimation of NMES.

Citation

Kelly, S., Summerbell, C., Rugg-Gunn, A., Adamson, A., Fletcher, E., & Moynihan, P. (2005). Comparison of methods to estimate non-milk extrinsic sugars and their application to sugars in the diet of young adolescents. British Journal of Nutrition, 94(1), 114-124. https://doi.org/10.1079/bjn20051448

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jul 1, 2005
Deposit Date Jun 10, 2009
Publicly Available Date Mar 23, 2010
Journal British Journal of Nutrition
Print ISSN 0007-1145
Electronic ISSN 1475-2662
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 94
Issue 1
Pages 114-124
DOI https://doi.org/10.1079/bjn20051448
Keywords Sugars, Non-milk extrinsic sugars, Dietary intakes.

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