Intake of added sugars is not associated with weight measures in children 6 to 18 years: National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2003-2006

Nutrition Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 338-346

  Nicklas, Theresa A ^a   O'Neil, Carol E ^b   Liu, Yan ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Added sugars; Adolescents; Children; NHANES; Nutrients; Weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUGAR INTAKE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DIET RECORDS; DIETARY SUCROSE; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 79957685493     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: 18790739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2011.03.014     Document Type: Article

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