New Study Finds Candy Consumption Not Associated with Negative
Health Outcomes April 20, 2009 — According to a recent study
presented at the 2009 Experimental Biology conference in New
Orleans, candy consumption is not associated with chronic
negative health outcomes, such as overweight and obesity, in
children and adults. In fact, children who consumed candy had
lower body weights than children who reported eating no candy.
Using data obtained from a long term U.S. government nutrition
survey, Nutrition Impact, LLC, conducted this analysis,
examining the association between candy consumption and
physiological parameters (weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), waist
circumference and triceps skinfold measures) in children (2-18
years) and adults (19 + years). The National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 1999-2004, is the latest
data from an ongoing series of assessments of the health and
nutritional status of adults and children in the U.S. NHANES is
a major program of the National Center for Health