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Table 2 Percent of children’s total energy contributed by free sugar, snacks, and beveragesa

From: Free sugar intake from snacks and beverages in Canadian preschool- and toddler-aged children: a cross-sectional study

 

% TE

(mean ± SD)

% total FS energy

(mean ± SD)

Total FS

10.6 ± 6.9

-

FS from snacks

3.9 ± 4.0

36.5 ± 28.1

FS from food snacks

3.1 ± 3.4

29.9 ± 26.7

FS from beverage snacks

0.8 ± 2.2

6.6 ± 16.4

FS from beverages

2.6 ± 4.2

19.3 ± 26.0

  1. FS Free sugar, TE total energy
  2. aSample included (n = 267) non-breastfed Canadian children 1.5–5 years from the Guelph Family Healthy Study. Total FS is of all meals, snacks, and beverages consumed over 24-h. Beverage snacks are beverages (excluding water) consumed during snacking occasions (i.e., between meals), whereas beverage items, including water and FS from beverage snacks, were consumed any time within the 24-h recall