Associations between Child and Parent Knowledge of Added Sugar Recommendations and Added Sugar Intake in Multiethnic Elementary-Aged Children.
Amanda M JústizMatthew J LandryFiona M AsigbeeReem GhaddarMatthew R JeansJaimie N DavisPublished in: Current developments in nutrition (2020)
Child knowledge of added sugar recommendations was associated with lower intake of added sugars. Findings suggest that child nutrition education should focus on increasing knowledge of national recommendations. Future research should investigate a causal relation between added sugar knowledge and intake in elementary-aged children.