Total sucrose intake and dental caries in black and in white South African children of 1-6 years. Part I: sucrose intake.

Sucrose intake was assessed for 675 Blatk and 463 White South African preschool children of ̂ T6 years, using a die­ tary questionnaire. Mean daily sucrose intakes were high­ est in White children, namely, 88 g, lower in urban Black, {62 g), and lowest in rural Black children, (52 g). Individual intakes were very variable and standard deviations were large in all groups. In rural and urban Black groups, those better-off had higher intakes than those who were poorer but, in White children, poorer groups had higher intakes. OPSO M M ING