16% of Kids' Daily Diet Consist of Sugar March 1, 2012 Advocacy, News, Public Health AB 1746, CDC National Center for Health Statistics, sugar consumption 0 A new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics found that about 16% of U.S. children’s daily calories come from sugar. By sugar, the report means sugars in processed foods like soda, cakes, and ice cream. It also includes sweet substitutes like corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, malt syrup, fructose sweetener, honey, molasses, anhydrous dextrose, crystal dextrose, and dextrin. Boys consumed about 362 calories from added sugars compared to 282 calories for girls. The sugary consumption increased with age, beginning at 218 calories for boys between the age of two and five, which increased to 442 calories for teens ages 12 through 19. Please join SFMS and CMA to support AB 1746, which would ban the sale of sugary sports drinks on middle and high school campuses throughout California. Our members believe this bill will help fight childhood obesity and diabetes. Source: CNN News, February 29, 2012. Comments are closed.
