Table 1 Characteristics of eleven included European nation-wide surveys
From: A review of total & added sugar intakes and dietary sources in Europe
Country | Year of survey | Adults | Children-adolescents | Dietary data collection method | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sugar type | Age range | Sample size | Sugar type | Age range | Sample size | |||||
Female | Male | Female | Male | |||||||
Belgium [23] | 2004 | Total | 19 to 59 | 641 | 675 | Total | 15 to 18 | 608 | 780 | 24 h recall + FFQ |
Denmark [24] | 2011–2013 | Added | 18 to 75 | 1552 | 1464 | Added | 10 to 17 | 258 | 251 | 7-day record |
France (re-analyzed from [25]) | 2007 | Total & added | 18 to79 | 994 | 902 | Total & added | 3 to 17 | 700 | 745 | 7-day record |
Hungary [26] | 2009 | Added | 18 to 100 | 1717 | Not available | 3-day record | ||||
1997–1999 | Total & added | 18 to 64 | 1379 | Total & added | 13 to 17 | 441 | 7-day record | |||
2005–2006 | Total | 18 to 65 | 1245 | 1068 | Total | 10 to 18 | 139 | 108 | 3-day record | |
Norway [31] | 2010–2011 | Added | 18 to 70 | 925 | 862 | Not available | 2 24-h recalls | |||
The Netherlands (re-analyzed from [30]) | 2007–2010 | Total & added | 19 to 69 | 1050 | 1054 | Total & added | 7 to 18 | 857 | 856 | 2 24-h recalls |
2013 | Total | 18 to 64 | 857 | 798 | Total | 13 to 17 | 74 | 137 | 3-day record | |
United Kingdom [34] | 2008–2012 | Total & NMES | 19 to 65 | 1571 | 1126 | Total & NMES | 4 to 18 | 1365 | 1409 | 4-day record |