Added Sugars Intake among US Infants and Toddlers

Published: Nov. 14, 2019, noon

Authors:Authors: Kirsten A. Herrick, PhD, MSc, Cheryl D. Fryar, MSPH, Heather C. Hamner, PhD, MS, MPH, Sohyun Park, PhD, and Cynthia L. Ogden, PhD, MRP Podcast: Lead investigator Kirsten A. Herrick, PhD, MSc, highlights findings from the first study to look at trends in added sugars consumption by toddlers and infants. Nearly two-thirds of infants (61 percent) and almost all toddlers (98 percent) consumed added sugars in their average daily diets, primarily in the form of flavored yogurts (infants) and fruit drinks (toddlers). November 14, 2019 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2019.09.007)