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DIETARY ENERGY FROM FREE SUGARS
(b) Based on Day 1. See Glossary for definition. Source: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey, 2012-13. Was there a difference by remoteness? Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in non-remote areas derived more energy from free sugars than those living in remote areas (averaging 14% and 13% respectively). How did this compare with non-Indigenous people? Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people derived more of their dietary energy from free sugars than non-Indigenous people (14% compared with 11%). In particular, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults aged 19-30 years derived 16% of dietary energy from free sugars, compared with 12% for non-Indigenous adults aged 19-30 years. This difference was also apparent for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous adults aged 31-50 years, where free sugars contributed 14% and 10% respectively.
Sources: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey, 2012-13 and the National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey, 2011-12. ENDNOTES 1 World Health Organization, 2015, Guideline: Sugars intake for adults and children, Geneva: WHO, <http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/149782/1/9789241549028_eng.pdf>, Last accessed 27/10/2016. 2 The percentage of energy from free and added sugars was estimated by multiplying each gram of free and added sugars by a conversion factor of 16 to determine the kilojoules of energy. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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