A recent study has shown how some everyday foods in the United States, including unexpected sources such as Chicken And ketchupcontribute significantly to the excessive intake of saturated fats and added sugars in the diet, highlighting the need for greater consumer education and more accurate nutritional assessment.

In addition to well-known culprits like cheese for its saturated fats and soda for its added sugar, the study identifies a broader list of popular sources that contribute to exceeding the recommended 10% of daily calories from these nutrients.

The analysis of data from over 35,000 units

S. Adults is part of a project that aims to develop a research instrument that will support the assessment of Nutritional negative aspects.

This work could also raise consumer awareness of unexpected sources of fat and sugar that accumulate throughout the day.

Professor Christopher Taylor of Ohio State University emphasized Even diets considered healthy can contain small amounts of saturated fatswhich accumulate unnoticed in the diet.

Research therefore shows the importance of reading food labels to identify these hidden sources.

Susan Schembre of Georgetown University raised public health concerns about the proliferation of added sugar, which is present in surprising amounts in many foods.

The researchers analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 2005 and 2018, including detailed memories of what foods and beverages were consumed and when in the previous two days.

The main sources of saturated fat were cheese, pizza, ice cream and eggs, while added sugar was found in sodas, sweetened teas, fruit juices and cakes and pastries.

Other important categories were cold cuts, cream substitutes, fried potatoes, whole milk, tomato-based condiments, cereal bars, energy drinks and sourdough bread.

The results showed that saturated fats generally account for at least 12% of daily calories and added sugars vary between 14% and 16%.

This highlights the importance of not only focusing on the main culprits, but also understanding those elements that are considered healthy but, taken together, can exceed the recommended limit of 10% of daily calorie intake from these nutrients.