Dietary Sugars Intake and Cardiovascular Health

High intakes of dietary sugars in the setting of a worldwide pandemic of obesity and cardiovascular disease have heightened concerns about the adverse effects of excessive consumption of sugars. In 2001 to 2004, the usual intake of added sugars for Americans was 22.2 teaspoons per day (355 calories per day). Between 1970 and 2005, average annual availability of sugars/added sugars increased by 19%, which added 76 calories to Americans' average daily energy intake. Soft drinks and other sugar-sweetened beverages are the primary source of added sugars in Americans' diets. Excessive consumption of sugars has been linked with several metabolic abnormalities and adverse health conditions, as well as shortfalls of…

• UD
  U.S. Department of Agriculture
• AH
  American Heart Association
• US
  Utah State University
• HU
  Harvard University
• UO
  University of Minnesota
• DM
  Dairy Management
• JH
  Johns Hopkins University
• NI
  National Institutes of Health
• UO
  University of California, San Francisco
• NH
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• NI
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases