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Fructose intake and food sources in W est A ustralian adolescents
Author(s) -
Woolley Susan E.,
Sherriff Jill,
Oddy Wendy H.,
O' Sullivan Therese A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nutrition and dietetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1747-0080
pISSN - 1446-6368
DOI - 10.1111/1747-0080.12006
Subject(s) - fructose , food science , medicine , food intake , socioeconomic status , physical activity , zoology , chemistry , biology , environmental health , population , physical medicine and rehabilitation
Aim This research aimed to cross‐sectionally quantify fructose consumption and identify major food sources of fructose in adolescents participating in the 14‐year follow up of the W estern A ustralian P regnancy C ohort ( R aine) S tudy. Methods Subjects were 822 adolescents aged 13–15 years participating in the R aine S tudy. Dietary intake was assessed by 3‐day food records and entered in the F ood W orks dietary analysis program. Total fructose values for individual foods were linked from the N utrient T ables for use in A ustralia, the U niversity of M innesota N utrition C oordinating C entre F ood and N utrient D atabase, and the C anadian N utrient F ile. Results Fructose contributed 9.1% of total energy intake for the group. Boys reported higher absolute fructose intakes than girls (58.9 g ± 26.6 g vs 48.3 g ± 20.1 g, respectively, P < 0.001), while girls had higher energy adjusted fructose intakes than boys (55.7 g ± 16.1 g vs 51.8 g ± 20.2 g, respectively, P = 0.002). Major food sources of total fructose were beverages, in particular soft drinks, followed by fruit and confectionery. No significant associations were found between fructose intake and level of physical activity, B ody M ass I ndex or socioeconomic status indicators in unadjusted analyses; however, adolescents from higher socioeconomic groups consumed more fructose from fruit, whereas adolescents from lower socioeconomic groups consumed more fructose from beverages. Conclusions To our knowledge, this is the first study to describe fructose intake and food sources in A ustralian adolescents. Results are similar to those previously reported in studies of US adolescents.