This statistic displays the daily added sugar intake in England from 2008 to 2012, by age group. In the four year 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 dietary intake of sugar for children in this age bracket was 15.4 percent of total energy intake. 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.
Daily added sugar intake in England from 2008 to 2012, by age group
(in grams)
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Public Health England, & BBC. (June 26, 2014). Daily added sugar intake in England from 2008 to 2012, by age group (in grams) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/426927/daily-added-sugar-intake-in-the-united-kingdom-by-age-group/
Public Health England, und BBC. "Daily added sugar intake in England from 2008 to 2012, by age group (in grams)." Chart. June 26, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/426927/daily-added-sugar-intake-in-the-united-kingdom-by-age-group/
Public Health England, BBC. (2014). Daily added sugar intake in England from 2008 to 2012, by age group (in grams). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/426927/daily-added-sugar-intake-in-the-united-kingdom-by-age-group/
Public Health England, and BBC. "Daily Added Sugar Intake in England from 2008 to 2012, by Age Group (in Grams)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/426927/daily-added-sugar-intake-in-the-united-kingdom-by-age-group/
Public Health England & BBC, Daily added sugar intake in England from 2008 to 2012, by age group (in grams) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/426927/daily-added-sugar-intake-in-the-united-kingdom-by-age-group/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Daily added sugar intake in England from 2008 to 2012, by age group (in grams) [Graph], Public Health England, & BBC, June 26, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/426927/daily-added-sugar-intake-in-the-united-kingdom-by-age-group/
