Is sugar consumption detrimental to health? A review of the evidence 1995-2006
| Autor: | Helene McNulty, E J Gardner, C. H. S. Ruxton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Sucrose Health Status Blood sugar Dental Caries Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Body Mass Index Nutrition Policy chemistry.chemical_compound Dietary Sucrose Environmental health Internal medicine Glycemic load Medicine Humans Obesity Sugar Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Trials as Topic business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Endocrinology chemistry Metabolic syndrome business Risk assessment Colorectal Neoplasms Body mass index Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Critical reviews in food science and nutrition. 50(1) |
| ISSN: | 1549-7852 |
| Popis: | Many countries set quantitative targets for added sugars, justifying this by expressing concern about the likely impact of sugar on weight control, dental health, diet quality, or metabolic syndrome. This review considers whether current intakes of sugar are harmful to health, and analyses recent literature using a systematic approach to collate, rank, and evaluate published studies from 1995-2006. Results from high quality obesity studies did not suggest a positive association between body mass index and sugar intake. Some studies, specifically on sweetened beverages, highlighted a potential concern in relation to obesity risk, although these were limited by important methodological issues. Diet adequacy appeared to be achieved across sugar intakes of 6 to 20% energy, depending on subject age. Studies on metabolic syndrome reported no adverse effects of sugar in the long-term, even at intakes of 40-50% energy. The evidence for colorectal cancer suggested an association with sugar, but this appeared to have been confounded by energy intake and glycemic load. There was no credible evidence linking sugar with attention-deficit, dementia, or depression. Regarding dental caries, combinations of sugar amount/frequency, fluoride exposure, and food adhesiveness were more reliable predictors of caries risk than the amount of sugar alone. Overall, the available evidence did not support a single quantitative sugar guideline covering all health issues. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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