Posted: 29. June, 2011
“According to the findings of the latest national nutrition survey, from 1988 to 1994, the average daily intake of added sugar varied from 40 to 120 grams a day, or 160 calories to 480 calories – an average of 21 percent of daily calories. The World Health Organization recommends half that amount. There is no direct evidence that caloric sweeteners by themselves increase the risk of obesity.
But there is also no question that in the United States and throughout the world, rates of overweight and obesity are increasing because people are consuming more calories than they expend, even as their intake of several essential nutrients declines. This suggests that people are eating and drinking more calorically dense but nutrient-deficient foods, many if not most because they are sweet.”
The bottom line from the association is that sweeteners are OK when consumed in a reasonable amount and context.
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