Dr Aseem Malhotra - Sugar, advocacy or activism?

Sugar, advocacy or activism?
Dr Aseem Malhotra

The food industry is currently adding growing amounts of sugar to our food. Consumers are largely unaware of this, as the sugar is mostly hidden. Not just in the well-known cola brands (8 teaspoonfuls of sugar in one 330ml can), but also in flavoured water (27.5g per 500ml), vitamin water (15g per 500ml) and sports drinks (20g per 500ml). Confectionary is already known to contain high amounts of sugar, but foods like yogurts (15g per 125g pot), canned soup (20g per 400g can), ketchup (4g per 15ml serving), ready meals (7g per 400g serving) and even bread (1g in 1 slice) are among the everyday foods that also contain large amounts of hidden sugar.
Added sugar is a completely unnecessary part of our calorie intake. It has no nutritional value, and has an adverse effect on obesity, particularly as it provides no feeling of satiation. There is also no doubt that it is a major cause of dental caries and dental disease. More controversial, but important to investigate, is the possibility that it also causes other adverse effects, particularly in contributing to fatty liver and diabetes.
A recent WHO-commissioned systematic review of the literature on the association between sugar consumption and body weight has provided strong evidence of an adverse effect of sugar on body weight in adults, and many studies also suggest an adverse effect on body weight in children, and in making type 2 diabetes more likely.

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[srichman]

I like the message with one exception: his call for government violence - taxes and prohibition. The good-nutrition movement goes beyond its expertise when it advocates physical force. Freedom works.

[ldean]

In the US they are using fruit juice concentrate to get around the sugar listing....

[ldean]

My son and his mom went shopping for "soft food" for post wisdom tooth surgery. Literally everything that they brought home had 15g or more of sugar per serving. Given 150 calories per serving that would be 150g of sugar per one bottle of liquid ice cream actually claimed to be heart healthy in spite of having twice the amount of sugar as

[martinirving]

Ha, that EU Coke President, James Quincey, had a mental block (spontaneous denial) about the 35 grams of sugar. He said it was 6 tsps. I bet such errors aren't made when it comes to profits.

[ldean]

Yoplait 22g of sugar 5g seriously this is a good food????

[santim]

Napoleon spread sugar all over Europe, originally.

[DEREKCHOWIE]

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