Data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) in a prospective cohort of a nationally representative sample of US adults revealed that most US adults consume more added sugar than is recommended for a healthy diet (The World Health Organization recommends less than 10% of calories should come from added sugar and the American Heart Association’s recommendation that added sugar should make up less than 100 calories a day for women and 150 calories per day for men). There was a significant relationship between added sugar consumption and increased risk for cardiovascular diseases mortality.对一项在美国成年人中有代表性人群进行的前瞻性全国健康和营养检测调查资料的分析显示，大部分美国成年人消费添加的糖量都比推荐的健康饮食用量要大（世界卫生组织建议来自添加糖的热卡应少于百分之十；美国心脏协会建议女性每天添加糖应少于100卡，男性应少于150卡。）。添加糖的消费与心血管病死亡率的上升显著相关。
