Table 2 . Correlation coefficients for total sugars and total fat intakes.

Reference	Analysis	Correlation coefficient (r) for population group (P-value):
Measurement: % energy
(Baghurst et al., 1988)	Fat vs. simple carbohydrates (% total energy)	Adults: −0.97 (no statistical analysis)*
(Bolton Smith and Woodward, 1994)	Total sugars vs. fat (% total energy)	Men: −0.34 P < 0.001 Women: −0.39 P < 0.001
(Macdiarmid et al., 1995)	Fat vs. sugars (% food energy)	Adults: −0.57 P < 0.001
(Payne and Belton, 1992)	Total sugars vs. fat (% total energy)	Children: −0.63 P< 0.001
(Ruxton, Kirk et al., 1996)	Fat vs. total sugars (% total energy)	Children: −0.65 P< 0.001
(Ziegler et al., 2001)	Sugars vs. fat (% total energy) (alcohol not consumed)	Male adolescents:  −0.54 P < 0.01 Female adolescents:  −0.41 P< 0.01
Measurement: g/day
(Macdiarmid et al., 1995)	Fat vs. sugars (g/day)	Adults: 0.37 P < 0.001

*Conclusions do not rely on this value, which is unrealistically high