Table 1. Quantitative recommendations for free sugar intake in adults and children*.

Recommending body	Region	Target group	Quantitative reommendation
WHO, 2015 (8)	global	general population	< 10% of rdci (strong)
			< 5% of rdci (conditional)
DAG/DDG/DGE, 2018 (9)	Germany	general population	< 10% of rdci
ESPGHAN, 2017 (13)	Europe	children, adolescents (2 to 18 years old)	< 5% of rdci
		infants, toddlers (<2 years old)	less

* The WHO recommendation for further reduction of free sugar intake to less than 5% of the recommended daily caloric intake, in order to lower the risk of dental caries, is of conditional applicability.

DAG, German Obesity Society (Deutsche Adipositas-Gesellschaft); DDG, German Diabetes Society (Deutsche Diabetes Gesellschaft); DGE,German Society for Nutrition (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung); ESPGHAN, European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition; RDCI, recommended daily caloric intake; WHO, World Health Organization