natalia schroeder’s scientific contributions

About 35 percent of children 2 to 19 years of age met the 2015-2020 DGA recommendation for added sugars, by limiting added sugars intake to less than 10% of total energy for the day. • On average, those who met the recommendation obtained 5.9 percent, and those who did not meet the recommendation obtained 18.5 percent of total energy from added sugars. • Significantly higher percentages of children 2-5 years met the recommendation than the older children. • Sweetened beverages, sweet bakery products, and candy were the top three sources of added sugars in the diet of children who did not meet the DGA added sugars recommendation

Compares the USDA Food Patterns Equivalents Intakes of Americans from 2003-04 to 2015-16 sing the NHANES dietary survey data