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May 27, 2010
In Today's Issue
- Overweight? Shocking Proof that it may not be your fault
- Added Sugars In Our Diet A Serious Threat To Heart Health...
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Added Sugars In Our Diet A Serious Threat To Heart Health...
Dear Reader,
While there's no denying our taste buds enjoy sugar, a new study brings evidence that it is pretty troublesome for the rest of the body, most especially the heart. The added sugars that are part of so many of our prepared and processed foods are threatening our cardiovascular health, lowering levels of protective HDL cholesterol while raising levels of triglycerides, maybe even making people fatter according to work that appears in the April 21, 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The study was based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study from 1999-2006 and included 6,113 adults. Phone interviewers asked participants what they had eaten the day before, and then estimated the total added sugar in each diet.
The researchers found there was an increase in the amount of sugar consumed to 15.8% of total calories, up from a mere 10.6% in 1977-78. The average American now takes in 3.2 ounces of added sugars a day, equal to 21.4 teaspoons or 359 calories according to the study.
"We looked at a group of people representative of the U.S. population and found a very strong correlation between cardiovascular risk factors and the amount of sugar that people are consuming," said Dr. Miriam B. Vos, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta and author of "The No-Diet Obesity Solution for Kids".
Almost half of the sugar American's consume comes from soft drinks, but this isn't the only source - cereals, baked items and other foods also bring their share. The growing focus on low fat diets also has food manufacturers adding sugars in place of fats to help improve taste.
There was also an effect on cholesterol. For adults who got 10% or more of their daily calories from sugar, the odds of low HDL (good) cholesterol levels were 50% to 300% greater than for those getting less than 5% of their daily calories from sugar.
Taking in more sugar was also linked with higher levels of triglycerides and a link between sugar consumption and the levels of dangerous LDL were seen in women, but not in men.
Those who reported getting 25% (or more) of their calories from sugar were found to have gained an average of 2.8 pounds in the previous year, while those whose sugar consumption accounted for less than 5% of the intake actually lost about a third of a pound during the same time.
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Added Sugars In Our Diet A Serious Threat To Heart Health... Continued...
This work supports the American Heart Association recommendations about sugar.
The AHA tells us that women should have no more than 100 calories of added sugar
a day - about one ounce or six teaspoons of sugar. For men the intake should
be 150 calories a day or about 9 teaspoons. Other guidelines are all over the
place... the Institute of Medicine recommends no more than 25% of total energy
from added sugar, while the World Health Organization suggests intake stay under
10%.
Food makers could help us take in less sugar by giving more information on product
labels, listing sugar content in terms of teaspoonfuls instead of calories. Reading
those labels with care is an important step. It's also vital to eat a balanced
diet with lots of whole grains and vegetables, as well as fruits in order to
keep your body healthy.
The industry group The Sugar Association, disputes the idea that we're eating
more sugar. To prove the point, it cites a U.S. Department of Agriculture reported
that said consumption of caloric sweeteners (including sugar) has gone down by
9.7% over the last ten years. The group claims, "All-natural sugar has been a
healthy part of diets for 2,000 years," the association said in a statement. "We
urge Americans to consume sugar, as well as all foods and beverages, in moderation."
To your good health,
Kirsten Whittaker
Daily Health Bulletin Editor
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Sources:
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=115578
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/04/20/added.sugar.lipids/
index.html?eref=rss_health&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=
feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_health+%28RSS%3A
+Health%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
Journal of the American Medical Association, April 21, 2010:
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/303/15/1490
National Health and Nutrition Examination Study:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm
Emory University School of Medicine press release on study:
http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_
id_seq=14904
Dr. Miriam B. Vos, M.D., M.S.P.H., assistant professor, Emory University School
of Medicine:
http://whsc.emory.edu/soundscience/2008/vos.html
The Sugar Association, April 19, 2010 statement:
http://www.sugar.org/media/press_releases.asp?id=608
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