What Is The Appropriate Upper Limit For Added Sugars Consumption?

Keywords

Added sugars; Diabetes; Fructose; Heart disease; High fructose corn syrup; Obesity; Sucrose

Abstract

Dramatic increases in obesity and diabetes have occurred worldwide over the past 30 years. Some investigators have suggested that these increases may be due, in part, to increased added sugars consumption. Several scientific organizations, including the World Health Organization, the Scientific Advisory Council on Nutrition, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee 2015, and the American Heart Association, have recommended significant restrictions on upper limits of sugars consumption. In this review, the scientific evidence related to sugars consumption and its putative link to various chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and the metabolic syndrome is examined. While it appears prudent to avoid excessive calories from sugars, the scientific basis for restrictive guidelines is far from settled.

Publication Date

1-1-2017

Publication Title

Nutrition Reviews

Volume

75

Issue

1

Number of Pages

18-36

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuw046

Socpus ID

85014060789 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85014060789

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