The distribution of school-aged adolescents’ free sugar intake across the day: A cross-sectional study
Breakfast and snacks made the largest contribution to free sugar intake among adolescents in the study after accounting for variation in energy intake across mealtimes. Free sugar intake was higher outside than inside school. Efforts to reduce free sugar intake in adolescents should focus on breakfast and snack food and drink items, and high sugar items available outside of school.
Authors
- Kiya Hurley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5084-5410)
- Miranda Pallan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2868-4892)
- Rhona Duff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3214-524X)
- Suzanne Spence (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7089-7197)
- Maisie Rowland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4762-7540)
- A. C. Adamson
- Marie Murphy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1177-1890)
- Peymane Adab
- Alice J Sitch
- Breanna Morrison
- Tessa Hewitt
- Tania Griffin
- Abigail Stewart
Institutions
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- University of Bath (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
- Newcastle University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Published
- 2026-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-026-01714-5
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- University of Leeds
- Public Health England
- Public Health Research Programme