Table 3.

Mean energy from added sugars intake by eating occasions among high consumers ^a, NHANES 2015–2018, Day 1 dietary recall (n = 3236) ^b.

	Among High Added Sugars Consumers
Eating Occasion	Mean (kcal/d) ± SE	% Contribution c ± SE
Snack	225 ± 8.2	42.8 ± 1.2
Dinner	124 ± 4.9	23.5 ± 0.8
Lunch	98 ± 3.9	18.7 ± 0.8
Breakfast	79 ± 3.3	15.0 ± 0.5

Abbreviation: SE, standard error. ^a High added sugars consumers were defined as those who consumed greater than 15% of total calories from added sugars, which is 1.5 times higher than DGA recommendation (i.e., <10% of total daily calorie intake). ^b To examine eating occasions related to added sugars, we used the Day 1 24 h recall to identify high consumers. ^c The percentage (%) of added sugars consumed was calculated as the sum of the amount of added sugars from the foods and beverages consumed at each eating occasion for all person in the designated group, divided by the sum of added sugars consumed from all foods and beverages for all person in the designated group multiplied by 100.