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Consumer Behaviors, Added Sugar Intake, Diet Quality, Inflammation And Metabolic Syndrome Risks Among Adults From The National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2010, Shanshan Chen
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We carried out a secondary data analysis of adults aged ≥ 20 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2010. All analyses were weighted using NHANES sample weights to account for the complex survey design, survey non-response, and post-stratification. Overall, the majority of our population (60.4%) exceeded the USDA/HHS recommendation on added sugar consumption. In the first study, soft drink availability at home was positively associated with added sugar intake (p In the second study, added sugar intake was negatively associated with diet quality determined by Healthy Eating Index (HEI) 2015, after adjusting for covariates. With regards …