This statistic depicts the intake of sugar as a percentage of total energy intake in England from 2008 to 2012. In this survey period, children between the age of 11 and 18 years old consumed the most sugar. The dietary intake of sugar for children in this age bracket was 15.4 percent of total energy intake. In the period of investigation teenagers aged between 11 and 18 years old had the highest daily added intake of sugar with 74.2 grams of added sugar in their diet. The main sources of sugar in the diet are soft drinks, table sugar and preserves; confectionery; fruit juice; alcoholic drinks; biscuits; buns, cakes, pastries and fruit pies and breakfast cereals.
Intakes of sugar as a percentage of daily energy intake in England from 2008 to 2012, by age group
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Public Health England, & UK Department of Health. (June 26, 2014). Intakes of sugar as a percentage of daily energy intake in England from 2008 to 2012, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/426385/intake-of-sugar-as-a-percentage-of-energy-intake-in-england/
Public Health England, und UK Department of Health. "Intakes of sugar as a percentage of daily energy intake in England from 2008 to 2012, by age group." Chart. June 26, 2014. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/426385/intake-of-sugar-as-a-percentage-of-energy-intake-in-england/
Public Health England, UK Department of Health. (2014). Intakes of sugar as a percentage of daily energy intake in England from 2008 to 2012, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/426385/intake-of-sugar-as-a-percentage-of-energy-intake-in-england/
Public Health England, and UK Department of Health. "Intakes of Sugar as a Percentage of Daily Energy Intake in England from 2008 to 2012, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/426385/intake-of-sugar-as-a-percentage-of-energy-intake-in-england/
Public Health England & UK Department of Health, Intakes of sugar as a percentage of daily energy intake in England from 2008 to 2012, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/426385/intake-of-sugar-as-a-percentage-of-energy-intake-in-england/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Intakes of sugar as a percentage of daily energy intake in England from 2008 to 2012, by age group [Graph], Public Health England, & UK Department of Health, June 26, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/426385/intake-of-sugar-as-a-percentage-of-energy-intake-in-england/
