Not exact matches
The Department
of Health and Human Services and the Department
of Agriculture recommended on Thursday that Americans consume less than 10 %
of their daily calories
from added sugars, a far more specific suggestion than the previous one to simply «reduce»
sugar consumption.
In response to these issues, ABS has now published data cubes and analysis comparing
consumption of food groups
from the Australian Dietary Guidelines and
consumption of added sugars as sections within these respective publications.
The main findings in this analysis are summarized in Figure 7 and include the trend - line changes
from 1995 to 2011 for the availability
of sugars and sweeteners (FAOSTAT), the apparent
consumption of refined
sugars (ABS), and
sugars added to carbonated soft drinks (industry data) compared with the changes in total
sugars,
added sugars, and
sugars as soft drinks according to national dietary surveys in 1995 and 2011 — 2012.
Sugar
consumption among Americans is above recommended limits, and the Current Dietary Guidelines for Americans emphasize the importance
of reducing calories
from added sugars.
Furthermore, the proportion
of people exceeding the recommended upper limit
of 10 %
of energy
from added sugars was far higher when ultra-processed food
consumption was high, rising to more than 80 % among those who ate the most ultra-processed foods.
Much
of that increase comes
from higher intake
of sugar - sweetened beverages, which constitute approximately one - third
of the total
added sugar consumption in the American diet.
Many U.S. adults consume more
added sugar (
added in processing or preparing
of foods, not naturally occurring as in fruits and fruit juices) than expert panels recommend for a healthy diet, and
consumption of added sugar was associated with increased risk for death
from cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.
«Study examines
consumption of added sugar, death
from cardiovascular disease.»
Studying the
consumption on
sugar in 175 nation, Lustig established that just 150 calories
of added sugar in our diet increases the chances
of type 2 diabetes development by 11 times compared to consuming 150 calories
from fat or protein.
A recent 2014 study, for example, found a significant relationship between
added sugar consumption and increased risk
of death
from cardiovascular disease.
Over the past half century, this essential nutrient has been systematically weaned
from the vast majority
of leafy greens and vegetables, due to poor soil conditions and the rapid rise in the
consumption of processed foods where any required nutrients have been removed in favor
of added sugars, fats, artificial flavors and coloring, which is why supplemental magnesium may be beneficial.
«The study
adds to a growing body
of scientific literature that indicates HFCS
consumption may result in negative health consequences distinct
from and more deleterious than natural
sugar,» Michael Goran,
of the University
of Southern California Department
of Preventive Medicine and co-author
of the new study, said in a prepared statement.
The World Health Organization recommended less than 10 %
of calories
from added sugar based on its assessment
of higher
consumption and adverse health outcomes.4 With the evidence
of higher
added sugar consumption and adverse health outcomes accumulating, the American Heart Association recommended that total calories
from added sugar should be less than 100 calories / d for most women and less than 150 calories / d for most men.5 Our analysis suggests that participants who consumed greater than or equal to 10 % but less than 25 %
of calories
from added sugar, the level below the Institute
of Medicine recommendation and above the World Health Organization / American Heart Association recommendation, had a 30 % higher risk
of CVD mortality; for those who consumed 25 % or more
of calories
from added sugar, the relative risk was nearly tripled (fully adjusted HR, 2.75).
The Institute
of Medicine recommended no more than 25 % calories
from added sugar based on the NHANES III study
of increased
consumption of added sugar and reduced intake
of macronutrients, especially at the level
of more than 25 %.3 However, this recommendation did not consider health effects.
This change was mainly attributed to the increased
consumption of sugar - sweetened beverages.1 Although the absolute and percentage
of daily calories derived
from added sugars declined between 1999 - 2000 and 2007 - 2008,
consumption of added sugars remained high in US diets, especially among children.2 Recommendations for
added sugar consumption vary substantially.
Although our primary exposures
of interest were GI and glycemic load as risk factors for depression, we also investigated other measures
of carbohydrate
consumption computed
from average daily intakes
of foods and beverages reported on the WHI FFQ, including dietary
added sugar, total
sugars, specific types
of sugars (glucose, sucrose, lactose, fructose), starch, and total carbohydrate.