Trends in purchases and intake of foods and beverages containing caloric and low-calorie sweeteners over the last decade in the United States

• Published in: Pediatric obesity Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 294 - 306
• Main Authors: Piernas, C., Ng, S. W., Popkin, B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2013; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Beverages; caloric sweeteners; Child; Child, Preschool; Childrens health; Dietary Carbohydrates; Eating; Economics - trends; Energy Intake; Family Characteristics; Female; Households; Humans; low-calorie sweeteners; Male; Middle Aged; Nutrition Surveys; Obesity; Pediatrics; Retrospective Studies; Socioeconomic Factors; Statistical data; Sweetening Agents; Trends; United States; Young Adult; United States; low-calorie sweeteners; Beverages; trends; caloric sweeteners

Summary What is already known about this subject Caloric sweetener (CS) intake in beverages and food has been linked with weight gain. Over the last 30 years, there have been important changes in consumption of caloric‐ and low‐calorie sweetened foods and beverages among children and adults in the U...