Dr Taylor added: ‘Being able to meet less than 10 percent is to identify the big contributors, but also to be able to see where saturated fat and added sugar may still exist in other food choices.

Current national dietary guidelines in the U.S. recommend that less than 10 percent of dietary calories should come from saturated fat and added sugar, but the study found that saturated fat made ...

Overall, the top sources of saturated fat were cheese, pizza, ice cream and eggs. Leading sources of added sugar were soft drinks, tea, fruit drinks, and cakes and pies.

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Group 1: unprocessed or minimally processed foods Group 2: oils, fats, salt and sugar Group 3: processed foods (a combination of Groups 1 and 2) Group 4: ultra-processed foods ...