Var ID

00001767

Name

FreeSugarIntake

Label

Free sugar intake

Description

New in R7. Free sugar intake as defined by the WHO in gram per day g/d. Data derived by study management using FETA v2.53 data output. Variable inclusion criteria: total sugar from fruit juice or table sugar or honey or syrups or sucrose and glucose added to foods. 0% of sugars in canned stewed and dried fruit 50% of total sugar in all processed foods e.g. Refined cereal baked beans 50% of sugar in tinned fruit in syrup as has double tinned fruit in own juice sugar content. Milk excluded but dairy products and milk based beverages included as total sugar - lactose. Variable was generated according to the WHO definition of free sugar but as the definition does not give adequate methodology for calculation of the variable post hoc from dietary assessment data published methodologies for non-milk extrinsic sugars were adapted.

Additional Information

Releases

Release 8, Release 8a,

Data Source

Data Context

DERIVED

Data Entry

Study Coordination

Data Availability

Do Not Release

Valid From

06/08/2014

Valid To

01/10/2024

Is Current

False

Data type

Real

Minimum Value

Maximum Value

Warning Minimum Value

Warning Maximum Value

Significant figures

Decimal Places

Maximum Length

Pattern

Format

Release 10

Release 8

FreeSugarIntake

Release 8a

FreeSugarIntake

All FFQ variables related to Food Frequency Questionnaire as completed by participant.

OUTPUT

All FETA variables derived from Food Frequency Questionnaire using FETA v2.53

OUTPUT

All Other variables derived from Food Frequency Questionnaire using FETA v2.53

OUTPUT

All variables belonging to phase 1 of the study

OUTPUT