- Posted February 6, 2014
- Of Antonio Luzi
A research done by the Centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, the United States Agency for Health Protection, was published February 3, 2014 in the journal Jama Internal Medicine with an article on the relationship between excessive intake of sugar and cardiovascular disease.
Several epidemiological studies have suggested that a higher intake of added sugars is associated with an increase in risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Few were prospective studies, however, those that are made over time by following a selected population, in order to observe the impact of a particular event, and have examined the association between sugar intake with cardiovascular mortality.
The study performed by the CDC was aimed to examine time trends in the consumption of added sugar, the one that is not “naturally” in many food products, but what we add to our diet through sugary drinks, for example.
The researchers then compared the consumption, as a percentage, the daily calories taken in the United States and finally investigated the association between sugar and cardiovascular mortality.
The conclusion from the study is that the majority of adults in the U.S. consume more sugar added than what is recommended in a healthy diet.
‘was also observed a significant relationship between the consumption of added sugar and increased risk of cardiovascular mortality.
The greatest risk is related to sucrose, the sugar that is added to many foods and beverages, and is exempt from this risk fructose that is the sugar content in fruits and vegetables.
drink a sugary drink a day is enough to increase the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.
Sugar has long been associated with tobacco by scientists as “Big Killer” and were born associations of consumers who try to persuade governments to take action to significantly reduce the presence of sugar in foods and beverages.
‘what he is doing, for example the group “Action for Sugar” made up of American and British experts and doctors, of whom we spoke a few weeks ago with our article.
They have launched a battle cry loud sugar in our diets “has become the new tobacco,” and you have to struggle to get the food industry to cut at least 30% of the amount of sugar contained in various food products .
The cut should also include food and especially for the children and you also need to take action on advertising that is made on foods for children.
“We must act quickly, to change the attitude of a food industry that thinks in the profits and not to health,” as it is said Simon Capewell, professor of epidemiology at the University of Liverpool, and a member of the association ” Action for Sugar. “
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