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Abstract：
The consumption of added sugars has been a major concern among consumers and researchers around the world. Some of these added sugars pose health threats such as obesity, and liver diseases to consumers. Therefore, consumers\' understanding and knowledge of added sugars is important in regulating the intake of food items that contain different types and levels of added sugar. In this study, the knowledge and understanding of staff (consumers) of the University of Energy and Natural Resources, Ghana, was assessed through survey The results showed that about 38.5 % of consumers always read food labels whereas 3.1 % never read the labels of food they purchased. However, only about 20 % of consumers considered added sugars as most important information on food labels while most (about 38 %) were concerned about the calorie level in food items purchased. Based on the consumer\'s knowledge of sugars and sweeteners, there was a high level of disparity in classifying sugars in food as sugars and sweeteners. In addition, most consumers reported that they would adversely avoid food items containing lactose, isoglucose, and saccharin. The awareness of the consumers to the WHO recommendation for sugar reduction, the gender (P = 0.278), age (P = 0.959), level of education (P = 0.888), and staff category (P = 0.944) did not influence their decisions on purchasing food items with added sugars Most consumers were interested in issues of food and nutrition. Therefore, it is recommended that staff are taken through aspects of food nutrition as well as the consumption of added sugar towards the recommended levels.
摘要：
添加糖的消耗一直是世界各地的消费者和研究人员的主要关切。其中一些添加的糖构成了健康威胁，例如肥胖，和肝脏疾病的消费者。因此,消费者对添加糖的理解和知识对于调节含有不同类型和水平添加糖的食品的摄入量很重要。在这项研究中,能源与自然资源大学工作人员（消费者）的知识和理解，加纳,结果显示，约38.5%的消费者总是阅读食品标签，而3.1%的消费者从不阅读他们购买的食品标签。然而,只有约20%的消费者认为添加糖是食品标签上最重要的信息，而大多数人(约38%)担心购买的食品中的卡路里水平。根据消费者对糖和甜味剂的了解，在将食物中的糖分类为糖和甜味剂方面存在很大差异。此外,大多数消费者报告说，他们会不利地避免含有乳糖的食品，异葡萄糖,还有糖精.消费者对世卫组织减糖建议的认识，性别（P=0.278），年龄（P=0.959），教育水平（P=0.888），和员工类别（P=0.944）不影响他们购买添加糖的食品的决定大多数消费者对食品和营养问题感兴趣。因此,建议工作人员通过食物营养方面以及添加糖的消费达到建议的水平。
