Table 2. Mean (CI95%) of added sugar intake (g) in the first day of food consumption according to gender and age in the Brazilian National Dietary Surveys (INA) 2008–2009 and 2017–2018, using evaluation strategies of added sugar.
| Added sugar (g) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INA 2008–2009a | INA 2008–2009b | INA 2017–2018b | INA 2017–2018c | ||||||
| Men | |||||||||
| Teenager | 45.2 | (41.9–48.9) | 76.0 | (72.5–79.5) | 62.8 | (60.1–65.6) | 59.4 | (56.5–62.2) | |
| Adult | 30.2 | (28.7–31.6) | 63.2 | (61.5–64.9) | 51.8 | (50.3–53.2) | 47.3 | (45.8–48.7) | |
| Old age | 19.9 | (17.7–21.1) | 48.4 | (45.2–51.6) | 39.3 | (37.3–41.2) | 35.8 | (33.8–37.8) | |
| Women | |||||||||
| Teenager | 46.2 | (43.2–49.8) | 74.8 | (71.5–78.1) | 56.1 | (53.7–58.5) | 51.9 | (49.5–54.4) | |
| Adult | 27.4 | (26.2–28.7) | 57.7 | (56.2–59.1) | 44.1 | (43.1–45.2) | 40.4 | (39.4–41.5) | |
| Old age | 19.5 | (17.8–21.1) | 42.4 | (40.0–44.9) | 35.5 | (33.8–37.2) | 32.9 | (31.1–34.7) | |
a
There was no strategy to analyze added sugar, considering only the added sugar mean, disregarding the generical question about added sugar on beverages.
b
The question about the frequency of added sugar was considered as 10% of the beverage volume for individuals that reported using only sugar as a sweetener and 5% for those who reported sugar and a sweetener. The report of added sugar as an added item in INA 2017–2018 was ignored.
c
Only the report of added sugar as an added item was considered.