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Table 4 Intake of added or non-milk extrinsic sugars and contribution to energy in selected European countries

From: A review of total & added sugar intakes and dietary sources in Europe

Country

Adults

Children

Added or NME sugar intake (g/day)-mean ± SD

Added sugar contribution to daily energy intake (%)-mean ± SD

Added or NME sugar intake (g/day)-mean ± SD

Added sugar contribution to daily energy intake (%)-mean ± SD

Adults

Female

Male

Both

Female

Male

Both

Girls

Boys

Both

Girls

Boys

Both

Denmark [24]

43.0 ± 30.2

56.0 ± 44.6

49.0 ± 38.4

8 ± 5.0

8 ± 5.4

8 ± 5.2

53 ± 34.4

67 ± 34.3

60 ± 35.1

11.0 ± 5.0

11.0 ± 5.0

11.0 ± 5.0

France, (retreated from [25])

41.6 ± 25.6

49.6 ± 38.5

45.4 ± 31.7

8.5 ± 4.5

7.5 ± 5.1

8.0 ± 4.8

50.3 ± 21.8

62.6 ± 29.3

57.1 ± 26.2

12.2 ± 4.12

12.9 ± 4.7

12.5 ± 4.4

Hungary [26]

44.0 ± 26.2

50.2 ± 35.3

46.1 ± 30.7

8.2 ± 4.3

7.0 ± 4.4

7.6 ± 4.4

Not available

Ireland [27, 28]

Not available

61,9 ± 3 7,7

Not available

9,4 ± 4,3

Not available

65,7 ± 31,6

Not available

12,4 ± 4,9

Norway [31]

36 ± 30

48 ± 43

42 ± 38

7,4 ± 5,2

7,2 ± 5,7

7,3 ± 5,4

Not available

The Netherlands (retreated from [30])

68.2 ± 44.3

83. 9 ± 55.9

76 ± 51.3

11.1 ± 6.4

11.3 ± 6.4

11.2 ± 6.6

98.2 ± 21.3

113.7 ± 26.8

106 ± 24.7

17.1 ± 3.5

16.5 ± 3.3

16.8 ± 3.4

United Kingdom [34]

41.6 ± 35.0

62.2 ± 41.8

50.2*

11.1 ± 6.3

11.9 ± 6.0

11.4*

61.5 ± 30.4

74.6 ± 38.6

68.1*

14.8 ± 5.8

15.4 ± 6.1

15.1*

  1. This table reports values as reported in source documents or as re-treated from individual raw date, except for those with an asterisk (*), which combine both gender and have been calculated from the values and sample size for each gender. Contribution to daily energy intake considers energy from alcohol