This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more.
This Website Uses Cookies
By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Learn More
This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more.
Prepared Foods logo
search
cart
facebook twitter linkedin youtube
  • Sign In
  • Create Account
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
Prepared Foods logo
  • Home
  • Trends
    • 2020 Trends
    • 2019 Trends
    • 2018 Trends
  • Products
    • Bakery
    • Beverages
    • Breakfast, Cereals & Bars
    • Cannabis
    • Dairy
    • Meals & Sides
    • Meat, Poultry & Seafood
    • Sauces & Marinades
    • Snacks & Appetizers
    • Soups
    • Food & Beverage Product Videos
  • Ingredients
    • Phosphates & Acidulants
    • Antioxidants & Nutritionals
    • Batters, Breading & Coatings
    • Cheese, Sauces & Bases
    • Colorings
    • Dietary Fiber
    • Emulsifiers, Fat & Oils
    • Flavors, Seasonings, Spices
    • Flours, Grains, & Pasta
    • Fruits, Vegetables and Nuts
    • Gums & Starches
    • Proteins & Enzymes
    • Sweeteners
  • Formulation
    • Allergens & Intolerance
    • Gluten Free
    • Authentic & Ethnic
    • Calorie Reduction
    • Cost Reduction
    • Fat Reduction
    • Organic & Natural
    • Shelf Stability
    • Sugar & Sodium Reduction
    • Weight Management
    • Vegetarian
    • R&D Lab Tech / QA-QC / Food Safety
  • Better for You
    • Functional New Products
    • Functional Ingredients
    • Functional Benefits
  • Food Master
  • Multimedia
    • Favorite Products Poll
    • Podcasts
    • Polls
    • Videos
    • Image Galleries
    • Interactive Spotlight
  • More
    • eNewsletter Archives
    • Events
      • New Product Conference
      • Spirit of Innovation Awards
      • Industry Events
      • Webinars
    • Prepared Foods Store
    • White Papers
    • First Person Q&A
    • 19 Product Development Resources
  • Magazine
    • Current Issue
    • Archives
    • Digital Editions
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
Home » Americans Reduce Consumption of Sugar-sweetened Soda
BeveragesBreaking NewsSweeteners

Americans Reduce Consumption of Sugar-sweetened Soda

news
July 28, 2011
KEYWORDS added / calories / diets / drinks / juice / sugar
Reprints
No Comments
July 28/Atlanta/Reuters -- Americans downed nearly a quarter less added sugar in 2008 than they did nine years earlier, a new report concludes.

The drop is largely due to a decrease in the amount of sugar-sweetened soda that people drank.

"We were surprised to see that there was a substantial reduction over the years," said Dr. Jean Welsh, a researcher at Emory University in Atlanta and the lead author of the report.

Although the reasons for the dip are still murky, she said a big push by the government and private organizations to alert consumers to the potential health hazards of sugar, obesity in particular, might have played a role.

Welsh and her colleagues used national surveys of more than 40,000 people's diets collected over a decade by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The researchers calculated from the responses how much added sugar, that is, extra sugar used to sweeten food, people ate. Sugar that is originally a part of a food, such as the fructose in an apple, was not included.

Between 1999-2000, there was about 100g, or 3.5oz., of added sugar in a typical person's daily diet. By 2007-08, the number was 77g, or 2.7oz. That corresponds to a drop from 18% to 14.6% of people's total calorie intake.

"That's good to see, but it's still too high," Welsh told Reuters Health. "All our discretionary calories shouldn't exceed 5-15% of our calories, and we're consuming that much in just added sugar."

Two-thirds of the decrease was due to people chugging fewer sweetened beverages, according to the study, which was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

The report notes that in the early 2000s, schools began to limit sugar-sweetened drinks for students, and low-carb diets for adults became more popular. Dr. Barry Popkin, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said the recession that began in late 2007 also sparked a change in the food people bought

"They all shifted toward cheaper goods and shifted down the calories they bought," he told Reuters Health.

Still, Popkin, who was not involved in the new work, added that the survey might not tell the entire sugar story.

Fruit juice and fruit juice concentrate are also used to sweeten foods and drinks, he said, but are not included in survey data on added sugar.

"Fruit juice concentrate is just another sugar. It's deceiving to think this is a long term trend, and to interpret while ignoring fruit juice concentrate and fruit juice," Popkin said.

Energy drinks were the one source of added sugar in people's diets that increased from 1999 to 2008, although they still only make up a small part of the total calories. The trend for energy drinks in the future "will be interesting to watch," said Welsh.

From the July 28, 2011,Prepared Foods' Daily News.

Subscribe to Prepared Foods

Related Articles

American Sugar Consumption Dips

Snack, Bakery Companies Focus on Sweetener Selection to Reduce Added Sugar

Foods, Not Beverages, Account for Majority of Children’s Sugar Consumption

Half of Americans Consume Sugar Beverage Daily

You must login or register in order to post a comment.

Report Abusive Comment

Subscribe For Free!
  • Print & Digital Edition Subscriptions
  • Prepared Foods eNewsletter
  • Online Registration
  • Subscription Customer Service

More Videos

Popular Stories

Innova_StreetCouple_900

Innova Market Insights Top Trends for 2020

SFA_900

2020 Food Trend Predictions

Food and Beverage Industry Trends

Food Trend Predictions For 2020

Cannabinoids Molecules Graphic

Beyond CBD and THC: Other cannabinoids offer possibilities for cannabis edibles

BlueDiamond_Pickle_900

Blue Diamond Spicy Dill Pickle Almonds

Prepared Foods Favorite Products Poll

Events

January 1, 2030

Webinar Sponsorship Information

For webinar sponsorship information, visit www.bnpevents.com/webinars or email webinars@bnpmedia.com.

View All Submit An Event

Poll

BEST SNACKS OF 2019

Which is your favorite snack launch from 2019?
View Results Poll Archive

Products

Accelerating New Food Product Design and Development, 2nd Edition

Accelerating New Food Product Design and Development, 2nd Edition

See More Products

Prepared Foods

Prepared Foods December 2019 Cover

2019 December

Check out the December 2019 issue of Prepared Foods, featuring food and beverage industry trend predictions for 2020!

View More Create Account
  • More
    • Want More
    • Connect
    • Editorial Guidelines
    • New Product Submission Form
    • Food & Beverage Brands
    • Custom Content & Marketing Services
    • Market Research
    • List Rental
    • Survey And Sample
    • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise With Us
    • Advertise
  • Subscribe

Copyright ©2019. All Rights Reserved BNP Media.

Design, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing