Total, added, and free sugars: Are restrictive guidelines science - Based or achievable?

Nutrients

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 2866-2878

  Erickson, Jennifer ^a   Slavin, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Added sugar; Free sugar; Nutrition facts labels; Sugar recommendations

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; SUGAR; SWEETENING AGENT; NUTRITIVE SWEETENER; YOGHURT;

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; SUGAR INTAKE; DIET; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FRUIT; GOVERNMENT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; ORGANIZATION; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CITRUS X PARADISI;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; CARBOHYDRATES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE (U.S.) HEALTH AND MEDICINE DIVISION; NUTRITIVE SWEETENERS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOGURT;

EID: 84927932058     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu7042866     Document Type: Article

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