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Scientific References- Sugar and health

Department of Health. 1989. Dietary Sugars and Human Disease. Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy. Report on Health and Social Subjects No 37. HMSO, London.

Department of Health. 1992. Dietary Reference Values for Food Energy and Nutrients for the United Kingdom. Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy. Report on Health and Social Subjects No 41. HMSO, London.

Deutsche Gessellschaft fur Ernahrung, mit Osterreichische Gesellschaft fur Ernahrung, Schwiezerische Gessellschaft fur Ernahrungsforschung und Schweizerische Verienigung fur Ernahrung. 2000. Referenzwerte fur die Nahrstoffzufuhr. Umschau/Braus, Frankfurt am Main.

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations & World Health Organisation. 1998. Carbohydrates in Human Nutrition. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation. FAO Food & Nutrition Paper 66.

Forshee R.A. and Storey M.L. 2001. The role of added sugars in the diet quality of children and adolescents. Journal of American College of Nutrition, 20(1), pp32-43.

Gibney M.J. and James W.P.T. 2001. Nutrition and diet for a healthy lifestyle in Europe: the Eurodiet Project - Carbohydrates. Public Health Nutrition, 4(2A), pp402-405.

Health Council of the Netherlands. 2001. Dietary Reference Intakes: energy, protein, fats and carbohydrates. Health Council of the Netherlands, The Hague.

Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. 2002. Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids (Macronutrients): A Report of the Panel on

Macronutrients, Subcommittees on Upper Reference Levels of Nutrients and Interpretation and Uses of Dietary Reference Intakes, and the Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes. The National Academies Press, Washington.

Kafatos and Codrington Eds. 2001. Eurodiet - Reports and Proceedings. Public Health Nutrition, 4:2(a) Special Issue.

Rennie K.L. and Livingstone M.B.E. 2007. Associations between dietary added sugar intake and micronutrient intake: a systematic review. British Journal of Nutrition, 97, pp832-841.

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