News & Views - Date: May 2014

Latest results on sugars intakes from Years 1-4 of the Government’s National Diet & Nutrition Survey

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The release of the report today from Years 1-4 of the Government’s National Diet and Nutrition Survey’s rolling programme provides updated information on UK dietary intakes. The latest data shows average intakes of Non-Milk Extrinsic Sugars (NMES)* to be 58.8g/day for adults, which accounts for 12.1% of food energy intake. The current UK recommendation is for NMES intakes below 11% of food energy, a value established in regards to dental health.

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Dietary sugar and body weight: have we reached a crisis in the epidemic of obesity and diabetes?: health be damned! Pour on the sugar

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Bray,G.A. and Popkin,B.M., (2014) Diabetes Care 37:950-956 10.2337/dc13-2085

OBJECTIVE: A ‘point-counterpoint’ discussion regarding the ‘health hazards of sugar, HFCS and fructose’. The counterpoint is provided in a separate paper by Kahn and Sievenpiper.

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Dietary sugar and body weight: have we reached a crisis in the epidemic of obesity and diabetes?: we have, but the pox on sugar is overwrought and overworked

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Kahn,R. and Sievenpiper,J.L., (2014) Diabetes Care 37:957-962 10.2337/dc13-2506

OBJECTIVE: Counterpoint to ‘point’ provided by Bray and Popkin, in the same issue of the journal.

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The effect of normally consumed amounts of sucrose or high fructose corn syrup on lipid profiles, body composition and related parameters in overweight/obese subjects

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Lowndes,J., Sinnett,S., Pardo,S., et al, (2014) Nutrients 6:1128-1144 10.3390/nu6031128

OBJECTIVE: To explore whether two different amounts of sucrose or HFCS, consumed at levels equal to the 25th and 50th percentile of the US adult population consumption for total fructose, have any adverse impact on body weight, composition, blood lipids or blood pressure in a free-living study lasting 10 weeks.

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