Analysis on sugar intake from carbonated beverages aged 3 years and above of China

Objective To investigate sugar intake from carbonated beverages of Chinese residents. Methods Multistage stratified random cluster and probability proportionate sampling method was used, and 27 485 residents aged 3 and above were included from one urban and one rural district of 14 provinces (cities) in China. Data was collected by non-continuous 3-day and 24-hour-dietary retrospective method. The added sugar content in 132 carbonated beverages was obtained through the investigation of added sugar content in beverages, the energy provided by added sugar in carbonated beverages was calculated and compared with the total dietary energy from the nutrition and health monitoring diet of Chinese residents, and energy supply ratio of added sugar in carbonated drinks was calculated. Results In 2014, the daily intake of added sugar from carbonated beverages was 0.5 g, and the energy supply ratio was 0.11%. The mean daily intake of added sugar was 13.4 g, the median was 12.3 g, and the energy supply ratio was 2.69%. The median daily intake of carbonated beverages for males (15.3 g) was higher than that for females (10.1 g), it was higher for the urban areas (13.8 g) than that for rural areas (10.7 g), the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). However, there was no significant difference in the daily energy supply of carbonated beverages between the sexes (P>0.05). In addition, the consumption of carbonated beverages in urban areas (3.02%) was higher than that in rural areas (2.01%), the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The energy supply ratio of carbonated beverage in 13-17 age group was 3.41%. Conclusion Adolescents are the high consumption group of carbonated drinks, so we should strengthen health education to guide reasonable consumption.