Added sugar intake among the saudi population.
Diet is a contributor to the pathogenesis of many non-communicable diseases. Among contributors to poor diet is high added sugar consumption, which is unfortunately on the rise nowadays. The recommended sugar intake by The American Heart Association (AHA) is 24g/day and 36g/day for women and men, re...
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| author | Noara Alhusseini Majed Ramadan Salwa Aljarayhi Waad Arnous Mohamed Abdelaal Hala Dababo Bana Dalati Ola Al Doumani Sara AlNasser Rimah Saleem |
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| description | Diet is a contributor to the pathogenesis of many non-communicable diseases. Among contributors to poor diet is high added sugar consumption, which is unfortunately on the rise nowadays. The recommended sugar intake by The American Heart Association (AHA) is 24g/day and 36g/day for women and men, respectively. The study's aim is to assess added sugar intake among adults in Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study design was used via an online survey among adults in Saudi Arabia using convenience sampling, and social media platforms were used to collect the data. The authors conducted descriptive statistics to present demographic variables using Chi-square χ2 tests for categorical and t-tests for continuous variables. All statistical tests used a 95% confidence interval with a two-sided P-value <0.05 as significance level. A total of 1163 respondents were included in the study. The study has shown an overall added sugar intake average of 73 g/day. There was a significant difference in means of overall added sugar intake across genders for the age group 18-30 and the age group >60. Equivalently, there was a statistically significant difference in means of added sugar intake food across gender (P-value 0.008). Females tended to consume more added sugar in their food than males. The highest consumption was in the Northern region (123.71 g/day), followed by the Southern region (98.52 g/day), the Western region (86.14 g/day), and lastly, the Central and Eastern regions (66.95 and 62.02 g/day, respectively). The total added sugar intake of added sugar is extremely high in Saudi Arabia. Poor dietary habits lead to many adverse health consequences, including obesity and diabetes. Healthcare providers and public health officials are highly encouraged to shed light on added sugar consumption and create opportunities to promote healthy dietary patterns. The Saudi population is recommended to abide by the added sugar dietary recommendations to avoid future chronic medical conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f8fe391a2d4a4e45869c0319a2e97cc32023-09-17T05:31:16ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01189e029113610.1371/journal.pone.0291136Added sugar intake among the saudi population.Noara AlhusseiniMajed RamadanSalwa AljarayhiWaad ArnousMohamed AbdelaalHala DababoBana DalatiOla Al DoumaniSara AlNasserRimah SaleemDiet is a contributor to the pathogenesis of many non-communicable diseases. Among contributors to poor diet is high added sugar consumption, which is unfortunately on the rise nowadays. The recommended sugar intake by The American Heart Association (AHA) is 24g/day and 36g/day for women and men, respectively. The study's aim is to assess added sugar intake among adults in Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study design was used via an online survey among adults in Saudi Arabia using convenience sampling, and social media platforms were used to collect the data. The authors conducted descriptive statistics to present demographic variables using Chi-square χ2 tests for categorical and t-tests for continuous variables. All statistical tests used a 95% confidence interval with a two-sided P-value <0.05 as significance level. A total of 1163 respondents were included in the study. The study has shown an overall added sugar intake average of 73 g/day. There was a significant difference in means of overall added sugar intake across genders for the age group 18-30 and the age group >60. Equivalently, there was a statistically significant difference in means of added sugar intake food across gender (P-value 0.008). Females tended to consume more added sugar in their food than males. The highest consumption was in the Northern region (123.71 g/day), followed by the Southern region (98.52 g/day), the Western region (86.14 g/day), and lastly, the Central and Eastern regions (66.95 and 62.02 g/day, respectively). The total added sugar intake of added sugar is extremely high in Saudi Arabia. Poor dietary habits lead to many adverse health consequences, including obesity and diabetes. Healthcare providers and public health officials are highly encouraged to shed light on added sugar consumption and create opportunities to promote healthy dietary patterns. The Saudi population is recommended to abide by the added sugar dietary recommendations to avoid future chronic medical conditions.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0291136&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Noara Alhusseini Majed Ramadan Salwa Aljarayhi Waad Arnous Mohamed Abdelaal Hala Dababo Bana Dalati Ola Al Doumani Sara AlNasser Rimah Saleem Added sugar intake among the saudi population. PLoS ONE |
| title | Added sugar intake among the saudi population. |
| title_full | Added sugar intake among the saudi population. |
| title_fullStr | Added sugar intake among the saudi population. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Added sugar intake among the saudi population. |
| title_short | Added sugar intake among the saudi population. |
| title_sort | added sugar intake among the saudi population |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0291136&type=printable |
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