ReviewCirculation2017
Added Sugars and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
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297 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 554 citations in OpenAlex.
- Associations of sugar-related food parenting practices and parental feeding styles with prospective dietary behavior of children and adolescents: a systematic review of the literature from 2017 to 2023.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Dietary Recommendations for Ethiopians on the Basis of Priority Diet-Related Diseases and Causes of Death in Ethiopia: An Umbrella Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2023Pooled it
- Sugar Reduction Initiatives in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Nutritional Strategies on Improving the Quality of Diet of Children from 6 to 12 Years Old: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Sugar sweetened beverages attributable disease burden and the potential impact of policy interventions: a systematic review of epidemiological and decision models.BMC public health · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness of an Intervention to Prevent Ultra-Processed Foods and Added Sugar in the First Year of Life: A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial in Brazil.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025Trial
- Associations between children's dietary patterns, excessive weight gain, and obesity risk: cohort study nested to a randomized field trial.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2025Trial
- Examining the effects of brand and licensed characters on parents' perceptions of Children's breakfast cereals.Appetite · 2024Trial
- Reduction in intake of discretionary foods and drinks among Danish schoolchildren: dietary results from the real-life cluster-randomised controlled trial 'Are You Too Sweet?'Public health nutrition · 2024Trial
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- Impact of ¡Míranos! on parent-reported home-based healthy energy balance-related behaviors in low-income Latino preschool children: a clustered randomized controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Trial
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- The Impact of Toddler Milk Claims on Beliefs and Misperceptions: A Randomized Experiment with Parents of Young Children.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2022Trial
- Text Messages to Curb Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption among Pregnant Women and Mothers: A Mobile Health Randomized Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2021Trial
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- Development of dental caries and risk factors between 1 and 7 years of age in areas of high risk for dental caries in Stockholm, Sweden.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2021Trial
- Dietary Fructose and Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer: Metabolic, Microbial, and Translational Perspectives.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- Genetic Determinants of Macronutrient Intake Are Associated With Specific Food Intake in Youth: A Cohort Study Across Childhood and Adolescence.Diabetes care · 2026Article
- Association Between Free Sugar Intake and Risk of Dyslipidemia in Chinese Adults-Evidence from the Chinese Food Consumption Survey and the China Health and Nutrition Survey.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Free sugar intake and dietary sources in rural Japanese infants aged 18-23 months.Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundPoor lifestyle behaviors are leading causes of preventable diseases globally. Added sugars contribute to a diet that is energy dense but nutrient poor and increase risk of developing obesity, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, obesity-related cancers, and dental caries. METHODS AND
resultsFor this American Heart Association scientific statement, the writing group reviewed and graded the current scientific evidence for studies examining the cardiovascular health effects of added sugars on children. The available literature was subdivided into 5 broad subareas: effects on blood pressure, lipids, insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and obesity.
conclusionsAssociations between added sugars and increased cardiovascular disease risk factors among US children are present at levels far below current consumption levels. Strong evidence supports the association of added sugars with increased cardiovascular disease risk in children through increased energy intake, increased adiposity, and dyslipidemia. The committee found that it is reasonable to recommend that children consume ≤25 g (100 cal or ≈6 teaspoons) of added sugars per day and to avoid added sugars for children <2 years of age. Although added sugars most likely can be safely consumed in low amounts as part of a healthy diet, few children achieve such levels, making this an important public health target.
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