We investigate the amount of sugar intake from added sugars, beverages, and confectioneries. We also sought to elucidate the association between fasting blood data, including fasting lipid profile, and physical characteristics with the amount of sugar consumed in young adult Japanese women.

Methods: Fifty healthy young Japanese women were enrolled as participants. Subjects’ dietary intake measurements were recorded using a three-day weighted dietary record with photographs. After a three-day dietary record and a 12 hour overnight fast on the third day, venous blood samples were obtained. The subjects were classified into two groups based on sugar intake from confectioneries and sugar-sweetened beverages: the high sugar group (HSG) with a daily intake of sugar ≥ 20g/day and the low sugar group (LSG) with a daily intake of sugar < 20g/day.

Results: The ratio of sugar from confectioneries and sugar-sweetened beverages to all meals consumed daily in the HSG (55.9 ± 10.4%) was higher compared when compared with those in the LSG (27.3 ± 17.6%). Additionally, 62% of all subjects in this study consumed sugar amounts higher than the recommended 10% of their daily total energy intake.

Discussion: The amount of sugar contained in seasonings can be high in daily dietary habit in Japan, and the total sugar intake per day is high even if the sugar intake from confectioneries and sugar-sweetened beverages is moderate. The lack of vitamins, minerals, and dietary fibers can cause qualitative malnutrition.

sugars, total sugar energy ratio, sugar-sweetened beverage, confectionery.

Received: June 11, 2023; Accepted: July 19, 2023; Published: September 18, 2023

How to cite this article: Hiromi Ishii, Erika Mizutani, Chiharu Iijima, Eri Ikeda, Kaori Kuzawa, Misato Kimbara, Maiko Kato, Akihiro Yoshida and Michitaka Naito, Calculating the amount of daily sugar intake in Japanese young adult women: effects on nutrient intake quality and fasting blood lipid profile, International Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics  9 (2023), 29-40. http://dx.doi.org/10.17654/2347527723003

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