Reports, Guidelines and Statistics
Calories From Solid Fats and Added Sugars (PDF | 967 KB)USDA. Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
From Chapter 3 of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which addresses solid fats and added sugars in pages 27-29.
United States per capita consumption of caloric sweeteners by calendar year (XLS | 27 KB)USDA. Economic Research Service.
Statistics on per capita consumption of refined sugars, corn sweeteners, honey and edible syrups from 1966 to 2010.
United States total food and beverage consumption of caloric sweeteners by calendar year (XLS | 28 KB)USDA. Economic Research Service.
Statistics on total U.S. consumption of refined sugars, corn sweeteners, honey and edible syrups from 1966 to 2010.
In adults, what is the association between intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and body weight?USDA. Nutritional Evidence Library.
Conclusion: "A moderate body of epidemiologic evidence suggests that greater consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with increased body weight in adults."
In adults, what is the association between intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and energy intake?USDA. Nutritional Evidence Library.
Conclusion: "Limited evidence shows that intake of sugar-sweetened beverages is linked to higher energy intake in adults."
Is intake of sugar-sweetened beverages associated with adiposity in children?USDA. Nutritional Evidence Library.
Conclusion: "Strong evidence supports the conclusion that greater intake of sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with increased adiposity in children.
Americans Consume Too Many Calories From Solid Fat, Alcohol, and Added Sugar (PDF | 47 KB)USDA. CNPP. Nutrition Insight.
Explanation of discretionary calories in the food guide pyramid, the 12 levels by age-gender groups and that Americans exceed the recommendation of the 2005 USDA Dietary Guidelines for solid fat, alcohol, and added sugar. June 2006.
Increasing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among US adults: 1988-1994 to 1999-2004The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Abstract. Reports on a survey that has monitored the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in the U.S.
Dietary Sugars Intake and Cardiovascular Health (PDF | 413.78 KB)American Heart Association.
A 2009 scientific statement on sugar intake and health.
Increasing Caloric Contribution From Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and 100% Fruit Juices Among US Children and Adolescents, 1988-2004American Academy of Pediatrics.
Trends on the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and 100% fruit juice by US children are examined.
Full Reference: PEDIATRICS Vol. 121 No. 6 June 2008, pp. e1604-e1614
Is Intake of Added Sugars Associated With Diet Quality? (PDF | 23.9 KB)
USDA. Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion Examines the association between added sugars consumption and diet quality at different levels of energy intake. Uses USDA's 1994-6 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals and Healthy Index scores to compare the diet quality of "high consumers" to others.