Sugar Intake Per-Serving Warm Tea that Satisfy Sweetness Satisfaction among Malaysians.

Objective: To assess the amount of sugar in warm tea that satisfies the sweetness satisfaction and the factors associated with sugar consumption among patients attendants in Hospital USM Dental Clinic Universiti Sains Malaysia. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study with convenience sampling method had been conducted. A sample size of n = 46 was estimated for the main study. Data collection involved a structured interview using a socio-demographic questionnaire, followed by an experiment of the amount of sugar self-added in warm tea that meets sweetness satisfaction. Numerical data were presented as mean and SD. Categorical data was as frequency (%). Mean SD comparison was analyzed using the t-test. Association was analyzed using Pearson correlation. Results: The results showed that the mean sugar consumption in warm tea per serves was 12.1 grams (SD = 3.23). Sociodemographic factors had no association with sugar consumption (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Hence, the patients attendants, taking tea more than once a day, were almost fulfilling the WHO sugar recommendations per day, by drinking warm tea only. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]