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KMID : 1143420200130070358
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Public Health Weekly Report
2020 Volume.13 No. 7 p.358 ~ p.366
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The Daily Dietary Sugar Intake in Korea, 2018
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Yeon So-Yeong
Kweon Sang-Hui
Oh Kyung-Won
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Abstract
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Sugars are present, not only in processed foods, but in raw natural foods. Excessive intake of any type of sugar can be a factor in the development and exacerbation of various chronic diseases. Therefore, sugar is recognized as a nutrient that requires intake restrictions such as those recommended for sodium and saturated fats. This aim of this study was to determine the dietary sugar intake of adults and children in Korea. To that end, a sugar database was created based on the 2018 data found in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES).
Of the 4,271 foods that were used to build the sugar database, 77.87% of the foods were from domestic and overseas sources with similar sugar values, while 22.13% of the foods had similar biological or culinary characteristics. Using the 2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Survey (KNHANES VII-3), this study found that the average sugar intake was 58.9g (men 63.4g, women 54.4g), the highest intake was 70.2g (ages 10~18) and the lowest intake was 42.4g (ages 70 and over). The major food sources of sugar intake were fruits, fruit beverages and drinks, and milk and dairy products.
Most dietary guidelines recommend reducing the intake of sugar (in particular added sugars) to 10% of an individual’s daily energy intake. In this study, one limitation of the sugar database was that it did not distinguish naturally occurring sugar and added sugar. Follow up studies are required.
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KEYWORD
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sugar database, sugar intake, food source of sugar, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES)
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