It's time to try to dial back the added sugar, according to a study.
"Whether these associations exist for even younger children hasn't been studied," explained Herrick."The aim of this study was to focus on one aspect of diet — added sugars and consumption among US infants and toddlers — that could inform the dietary guidelines."To gather the data, researchers analyzed samples of children between the ages of 0 and 11 months old and 12 to 23 months old from 2011 to 2016 using the.
Despite the recommendation that children under 2 don't consume added sugars at all, researchers found that on average, babies consumed a teaspoon of sugar a day, while kids between the ages of 12 and 23 months ingested around six teaspoons daily. Although factors like income level and sex didn't affect the results, the study stated that sugar consumption did vary by race."We did not find any differences in added sugar consumption by sex, family income level or head of household education," explained Herrick."We did, however, find differences in added sugars consumption by race and Hispanic origin. For example, non-Hispanic Asian toddlers consumed the fewest added sugars at around 3.7 teaspoons a day.
However, the study did illustrate a silver lining: sugar consumption has decreased over the past five years in babies and toddlers. And while that's a good thing, Herrick cautioned that giving children sugar early in life could have long-term negative impacts on their diets as they get older."Research has shown that eating patterns established early in life shape later eating patterns," she said.
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