Low-Calorie Sweeteners in Foods, Beverages, and Food and Beverage Additions: NHANES 2007–2012. Issue 12 (11th June 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: DellaValle, Diane M; Malek, Angela M; Hunt, Kelly J; St. Peter, John V; Greenberg, Danielle; Marriott, Bernadette P
• Is Part Of: Current developments in nutrition. Volume 2:Issue 12(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-06-11
• Subjects: low-calorie sweeteners -- nutritive sweetener -- food items -- adults -- NHANES -- dietary -- United States; Nutrition -- Periodicals; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Nutrition; Periodicals; Periodicals; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; 612.3
• DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzy024
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2475-2991

Abstract

Abstract: Background: Most publications about low-calorie sweeteners (LCSs) focus on person-level intake prevalence. Objective: We assessed LCS distribution in foods, beverages, and food and beverage additions (FBAs), e.g., mayonnaise, in the US adult diet as reported in the NHANES (2007-2012). Methods: Dietary items reported in the first 24-h recall were coded for LCS and/or nutritive sweeteners (NSs) with the use of USDA What We Eat in America food files. We calculated the number of times items were reported and LCS/NS content. Results: Of reported items, 56.1% were foods, 29.1% were beverages, and 14.8% were FBAs. LCS was contained in 0.7% of foods, 8.1% of beverages, and 10.4% of FBAs. This food-level analysis identified FBAs as a significant source of LCSs in the US diet. Conclusion: Identifying the diversity of LCS and NS sources will enhance exposure classification for examining diet and health relations, including body weight management.