Foods, Not Beverages, Account for Majority of Children’s Sugar Consumption
February 29/New York/USA Today -- Processed and packaged foods, not beverages, are the leading source of added sugar in children’s diets, new government data show.
The children are downing an average of 322 calories a day from added sugars, or about 16% of their daily calories. Boys consume 362 calories a day from them; girls, 282 calories.