High proportions of foods recommended for consumption by United States Dietary Guidance contain solid fats and added sugar: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2007-2008)

Table 3 **Tertiles of the weighted* proportion of the added sugar (AS [tsp]) in foods reported in the 2007–2008 WWEIA-NHANES survey (n = 8 527) by MyPlate food groupings**

MyPlate food group	None	Low AS % (> 0 AS ≤ 0.52)	Middle AS % (0.52 < AS < 3.5)	Higest AS % (AS ≥ 3.5)
Vegetables	80.4	9.5	2.8	7.3
Grains	29.8	14.5	32.5	23.2
Protein foods	68.7	19.6	11.3	0.4
Fruits	93.2	0.2	5.4	1.2
Dairy	70.0	1.8	13.8	14.4
Other food groups
Fats & oils	45.7	17.6	33.0	3.66
Sugars, sweets, beverages	61.7	0.5	21.1	16.7

*The WWEIA-NHANES survey contains weights based off of the US Census; when applied, the estimated results of the survey are adjusted to be representative of total US population.

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