Strategies to Limit Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in Young Children Proceedings of a Workshop (2017) / Chapter Skim
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3 Beverage Intake Guidelines Applicable to Young Children
3 Beverage Intake Guidelines Applicable to Young Children
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Committee on Nutrition, discussed existing AAP guidelines for beverage intake. In addition to discussing the recommendations for beverage intake, both presentations also provided insight into the evidence informing the guidelines.
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Intake of Added and Free Sugars in Relation to Chronic Disease The 2015 DGAC approached the evidence by conducting original systematic reviews, reviewing existing expert reports, performing food pattern modeling, and commissioning data analyses. The 2015 DGAC defined sugar-sweetened beverages as "liquids that are sweetened with various forms of added sugars," which include, but are not limited to, soda, fruitades, and sports drinks, stated Pérez-Escamilla.
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Given that a 5-year-old is on the cusp of school age, Pérez-Escamilla mentioned that there is strong evidence for implementing school policies for nutrition standards to improve the availability, accessibility, and consumption of healthy foods and beverages sold outside the school meal programs. Reducing or eliminating unhealthy foods and beverages can help improve purchasing behavior and higher-quality dietary intake by children while at school, continued PérezEscamilla.
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may be and can continue playing a role in the decline of not only sugar-sweetened beverages, but also 100 percent fruit juice consumption through revisions to the food packages offered by the program. To help consumers make informed decisions, the 2015 DGAC specifically recommended that the Nutrition Facts label include added sugars, listed in grams and teaspoons, reported Pérez-Escamilla.
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Websites and social media are also being used to promote food and beverages, particularly to children, Pérez-Escamilla remarked. The 2015 DGAC recommended that policies be implemented that limit exposure and marketing of foods and beverages high in added sugars and sodium to all age groups, particularly children and adolescents, specified Pérez-Escamilla.
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According to Daniels, AAP has not formally defined sugar-sweetened beverages and, at this time, does not have a specific statement on beverage intake or sugar-sweetened beverage intake among children 0 to 5 years of age. He explained that AAP is currently developing a policy statement with the American Heart Association on the health effects of added sugars.
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Sugar-sweetened beverages are one of the top contributors to total energy intake for children, stated Daniels. He added that soft drinks are a main source of added sugars intake for young children and have been shown to displace milk in the diet.
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, the school meal program, and policies that ultimately improve the diets of children. He stated, however, that AAP has not supported efforts to remove 100 percent fruit juice from WIC packages or efforts to disallow certain foods and beverages, including sugar-sweetened beverages, from the SNAP program.
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These organizations felt such limitations would target low-income communities and disallow choice. The advisory panel ultimately recommended launching the USDA Healthy Incentives Pilot to provide financial incentives for the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables using SNAP benefits.
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