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We performed an observational study in 80 young non-obese individuals, who completed food frequency and nutritional knowledge (NK) questionnaires, as well as an anthropometric evaluation. Foods were divided into naturally or added sources of sugars and lipids, and the intake from both sources was calculated separately. Individuals with a higher fat mass percentage had lower NK and lower consumption of lipids and sugars from naturally present sources. Moreover, consumption of lipids and sugars from naturally present sources was negatively correlated with nutritional knowledge and anthropometric markers of overweight, especially body weight and waist circumference. In non-obese young adults, lower consumption of sugars and lipids from naturally present sources instead of added ones is higher in individuals with excessive fat mass percentage and correlated with anthropometric markers of fat mass. 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