Sentences with phrase «total sugar consumption»

The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University has released the results of a study showing that kids will actually eat low - sugar cereal and that «serving high - sugar cereals may increase children's total sugar consumption and reduce... [Continue reading]

The same can be said for total sugar consumption and apparent consumption of refined sugar.

This data is supported by the most recent National Nutrition Survey which found total sugar consumption had declined by 2 % over the last 16 years.

Not exact matches

It's best to limit sugar consumption overall, whether it's natural or not, but if you're coming from a background of eating lots of sugar, sometimes it's helpful to ease off of it by replacing regular sugar with natural sugar before reducing total sugar intake overall.

While an increasing number of research studies point to the health benefits in controlling and reducing sugar consumption — the FDA now recommends sugar make up no more than ten percent of total calories consumed per day — there is a difference between sugars that occur naturally in foods and those that do not, like those in a piece of dried fruit, for example, versus the high fructose syrup commonly added to soft drinks, sodas, and many processed foods.

In Chile, ultra-processed foods are important contributors to total energy intake and to the consumption of added sugars.

Association between adolescents» consumption of total and different types of sugar - sweetened beverages with oral health impacts and weight status.

Hypothetically, if all the main cereal and sugar crops (wheat, rice, maize, sorghum, sugar cane, cassava and sugar beet), representing 42 % of global cropland, were to be converted to ethanol, this would correspond to only 57 % of total petrol use in 2003, and leave no cereals or sugar for human consumption (although the reduced sugar in the human diet would have health benefits).

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.

In the current study, we provide novel data on changes in the availability of added and refined sugars and in recorded intakes of total sugars, added sugars, SSB, carbonated soft drinks, juices, confectionery, and alcohol consumption in Australian adults and children between the 2 most recent national dietary surveys in 1995 and 2011 — 2012.

The authors wrote that it was important to look at fructose consumption because it is a major contributor to total sugar intake and may have specific airway effects.

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.

Recommendations include getting no more than 1 to 2 hours of total screen time daily; getting at least 1 hour of physical activity daily; limiting consumption of sugar sweetened beverages; getting 9 to 11 hours of sleep per night; and consuming 7 to 10 cups of water daily, depending on age.

In the United States, the 1987 — 1988 National Food Consumption Survey indicated that cereal grains contributed 31 %, dairy products 14 %, beverages 8 %, oils and dressings 4 %, and discretionary sugar and candy 4 % of the total energy intake for all individuals.

The authors» summary of the available evidence is very specific: «This analysis of apparent consumption, national dietary surveys and food [beverage] industry data indicates a consistent and substantial decline in total refined or added sugar consumption by Australians over the past 30 years [1980 to 2010]» (my bolding; p. 499 of PDF).

«Unfortunately, there are factual errors in the economist's arguments, and misinterpretation of the distinctions between total sugars vs. refined sugars, sugar availability vs. apparent consumption, sugar - sweetened and diet soft drinks, and other nutrition information ``: http://www.australianparadox.com/pdf/JBM-AWB-AustralianParadox.pdf via http://www.glycemicindex.com/

A recent Danish birth cohort study investigated the relation between soft drink consumption, but not total free sugar intake, during pregnancy and childhood asthma and allergic rhinitis [10].

While in children a high consumption of sugar - sweetened beverages [5 — 7] and fruit juice [7, 8] has been linked to asthma, and particularly atopic asthma [7], the relation between total maternal consumption of free sugar during pregnancy and respiratory and atopic outcomes in the offspring has not been studied.

Epidemiologic studies5, 47 have suggested that higher consumption of added sugar is associated with increased consumption of total calories and unhealthy dietary patterns, which in turn might increase the risk of unhealthy outcomes, such as weight gain, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and CVD.

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).

Countries in which per person annual high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) consumption was less than 0.5 kg had similar BMIs, daily calorie intake and total sugar intake as did countries in which HFCS was higher.

The revised Pyramid will reflect the Committee's guidance on total fat consumption and added sugars.

These findings are consistent with those suggested by the results in limited short - term trials: consumption of starches and refined grains may be less satiating, increasing subsequent hunger signals and total caloric intake, as compared with equivalent numbers of calories obtained from less processed, higher - fiber foods that also contain healthy fats and protein.27 Consumption of processed foods that are higher in starches, refined grains, fats, and sugars can increase weight gconsumption of starches and refined grains may be less satiating, increasing subsequent hunger signals and total caloric intake, as compared with equivalent numbers of calories obtained from less processed, higher - fiber foods that also contain healthy fats and protein.27 Consumption of processed foods that are higher in starches, refined grains, fats, and sugars can increase weight gConsumption of processed foods that are higher in starches, refined grains, fats, and sugars can increase weight gain.28 - 30

In the present study, we examined time trends of consumption of added sugar as percentage of total daily calories using a series of national representative samples.

One alternative to the low - GI diet is the low - carbohydrate diet, which also centers on the concept of controlling blood sugar levels, but does so by limiting total carbohydrate consumption.

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.

Accordingly, the consumption of refined sugar or foods containing refined sugar reduces the total vitamin and mineral (micronutrient) density of the diet by displacing more nutrient - dense foods.

RESULTS: Results indicate that although many dietary behaviors were the same between parents and nonparents, mothers reported greater consumption of sugar - sweetened beverages, total energy, and percent saturated fat compared with women without children.