Figure 2.
TS intake estimates (% EI) based on national studies in countries of the EMR. Abbreviations: EI: energy intake; EMR: Eastern Mediterranean Region; TS: total sugars. References: For underfive children: Lebanon (dietary assessment): Jomaa et al., 2022 [57]. For children and adolescents: Lebanon (dietary assessment): Nasreddine et al., 2022 [37]; Lebanon (dietary assessment): Nasreddine et al., 2020 [39]. For adults: Lebanon (dietary assessment): Nasreddine et al., 2020 [39]; Lebanon (dietary assessment): Nasreddine et al., 2019 [41]; Lebanon (dietary assessment): Mansour et al., 2019 [42]. For entire population: Afghanistan (consumption data): Central Statistics Organization 2014 [44]. For households: Jordan (Households Income and Expenditure Survey): Alkurdi et al., 2011 [46].