Consistency between increasing trends in added-sugar intake and body mass index among adults: the Minnesota Heart Survey, 1980-1982 to 2007-2009.
OBJECTIVE
We described 27-year secular trends in added-sugar intake and body mass index (BMI) among Americans aged 25 to 74 years.


METHODS
The Minnesota Heart Survey (1980-1982 to 2007-2009) is a surveillance study of cardiovascular risk factors among residents of the Minneapolis-St Paul area. We used generalized linear mixed regressions to describe trends in added-sugar intake and BMI by gender and age groups and intake trends by weight status.


RESULTS
BMI increased concurrently with added-sugar intake in both genders and all age and weight groups. Percentage of energy intake from added sugar increased by 54% in women between 1980 to 1982 and 2000 to 2002, but declined somewhat in 2007 to 2009; men followed the same pattern (all P < .001). Added-sugar intake was lower among women than men and higher among younger than older adults. BMI in women paralleled added-sugar intake, but men's BMI increased through 2009. Percentage of energy intake from added sugar was similar among weight groups.


CONCLUSIONS
Limiting added-sugar intake should be part of energy balance strategies in response to the obesity epidemic.
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA.
Huifen
H
Wang
Lyn M
LM
Steffen
Xia
X
Zhou
Lisa
L
Harnack
Russell V
RV
Luepker
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D019422:Dietary Sucrose / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota / Q000453:epidemiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D012737:Sex Factors
D019422:Dietary Sucrose