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Consumption of added sugars among undergraduate students at a South African university and its association with BMI

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 33 , issue 3 : Entrepreneurship and Africa’s Cultural Context , 2024 , pages: 64–71

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2018.1553360

Author(s): Ra’eesah Nakhooda , South Africa, Nicola Wiles , South Africa,

Keywords: added sugar intake, obesity, overweight, sugar-sweetened beverages,

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Objectives: A study was undertaken to quantify added sugar intake; to show the association between added sugar intake and body mass index (BMI); and to identify determinants of added sugar and sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake.

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