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WHO calls on countries to reduce sugars intake among adults and children


Press release

4 March 2015 ¦ Geneva - A new WHO guideline recommends adults and children reduce their daily intake of free sugars to less than 10% of their total energy intake. A further reduction to below 5% or roughly 25 grams (6 teaspoons) per day would provide additional health benefits.
Guideline on sugars intake for adult and children

Free sugars refer to monosaccharides (such as glucose, fructose) and disaccharides (such as sucrose or table sugar) added to foods and drinks by the manufacturer, cook or consumer, and sugars naturally present in honey, syrups, fruit juices and fruit juice concentrates.

“We have solid evidence that keeping intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake reduces the risk of overweight, obesity and tooth decay, ” says Dr Francesco Branca, Director of WHO’s Department of Nutrition for Health and Development. “Making policy changes to support this will be key if countries are to live up to their commitments to reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases.”

The WHO guideline does not refer to the sugars in fresh fruits and vegetables, and sugars naturally present in milk, because there is no reported evidence of adverse effects of consuming these sugars.

Much of the sugars consumed today are “hidden” in processed foods that are not usually seen as sweets. For example, 1 tablespoon of ketchup contains around 4 grams (around 1 teaspoon) of free sugars. A single can of sugar-sweetened soda contains up to 40 grams (around 10 teaspoons) of free sugars.

Worldwide intake of free sugars varies by age, setting and country. In Europe, intake in adults ranges from about 7-8% of total energy intake in countries like Hungary and Norway, to 16-17% in countries like Spain and the United Kingdom. Intake is much higher among children, ranging from about 12% in countries like Denmark, Slovenia and Sweden, to nearly 25% in Portugal. There are also rural/urban differences. In rural communities in South Africa intake is 7.5%, while in the urban population it is 10.3%.

Reducing sugars intake to less than 10% of total energy: a strong recommendation

The recommendations are based on analysis of the latest scientific evidence. This evidence shows, first, that adults who consume less sugars have lower body weight and, second, that increasing the amount of sugars in the diet is associated with a weight increase. In addition, research shows that children with the highest intakes of sugar-sweetened drinks are more likely to be overweight or obese than children with a low intake of sugar-sweetened drinks.

The recommendation is further supported by evidence showing higher rates of dental caries (commonly referred to as tooth decay) when the intake of free sugars is above 10% of total energy intake compared with an intake of free sugars below 10% of total energy intake.

Based on the quality of supporting evidence, these recommendations are ranked by WHO as “strong”. This means they can be adopted as policy in most situations.

Further reduction to less than 5% of total energy intake: a conditional recommendation

Given the nature of existing studies, the recommendation of reducing intake of free sugars to below 5% of total energy is presented as “conditional” in the WHO system for issuing evidence-based guidance.

Few epidemiological studies have been undertaken in populations with a low sugars intake. Only three national population-wide studies allow a comparison of dental caries with sugars intakes of less than 5% of total energy intake versus more than 5% but less than 10% of total energy intake.

These population-based ecological studies were conducted during a period when sugars availability dropped dramatically from 15kg per person per year before the Second World War to a low of 0.2kg per person per year in 1946. This “natural experiment”, which demonstrated a reduction in dental caries, provides the basis for the recommendation that reducing the intake of free sugars below 5% of total energy intake would provide additional health benefits in the form of reduced dental caries.

WHO issues conditional recommendations even when the quality of evidence may not be strong on issues of public health importance. A conditional recommendation is one where the desirable effects of adhering to the recommendation probably outweigh the undesirable effects but these trade-offs need to be clarified; therefore, stakeholder dialogue and consultations are needed before the recommendation is implemented as policy.

Updating the guideline on free sugars intake is part of WHO's ongoing efforts toexisting dietary goals to prevent NCDs. The sugars guidelines should be used in conjunction with other nutrient guidelines and dietary goals, in particular those related to fats and fatty acids, including saturated fat and trans-fat.

In March 2014, WHO opened a public consultation on the then draft sugars guideline to seek inputs from all stakeholders. More than 170 comments were received from representatives of government agencies, United Nations agencies, nongovernmental organizations, industries and academic institutions as well as other interested individuals. An expert peer review process was also undertaken in 2014. The final guideline was prepared taking into account comments received from the public consultation and expert peer review.

Countries can translate the recommendations into food-based dietary guidelines that consider locally available food and customs. Additionally, some countries are implementing other public health interventions to reduce free sugars intake. These include nutrition labelling of food products, restricting marketing to children of food and non-alcoholic drinks that are high in free sugars, fiscal policies targeting foods and beverages high in free sugars, and dialogue with food manufacturers to reduce free sugars in processed foods.

Note to editors

Reducing free sugars intake to less than 10% of total daily energy intake was recommended by the WHO Study Group for the first time in 1989 and was further elaborated by a joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation in 2002. This new updated WHO guideline calls for further reduction of free sugars intake to less than 5% of total energy intake if possible.

Promoting healthy diet was a key theme of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) convened jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and WHO in November 2014. At ICN2, more than 170 countries adopted the Rome Declaration on Nutrition, and a Framework for Action, which highlight the need for global action to end all forms of malnutrition, including obesity and diet-related NCDs.

The sugars guideline is also part of WHO’s effort to reach targets set by the Global Action Plan for NCDs 2013-2020 to halt the rise in diabetes and obesity and reduce the burden of premature deaths due to NCDs by 25% by 2025. Similarly, the sugars guideline contributes to the work of WHO’s Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity, which aims to raise awareness and build momentum for action to address childhood obesity.
Global action plan for the prevention and control of NCDs 2013-2020


For more information, contact:

Christian Lindmeier
Telephone: +41 22 791 1948
Mobile: +41 79 5006552
E-mail: lindmeierch@who.int

Olivia Lawe Davies
Telephone: +41 22 791 1209
Mobile: +41 79 475 55 45
E-mail: lawedavieso@who.int

Mda, nu spune clar daca e vorba de toti carbohidratii sau numai de zaharuri.

Edit: vad ca am postat in acelasi timp. Citesc si revin pe urma...

Edit2: Gata, am citit si al 2-lea post. Acum e clar la ce se refera ! :) Mersi.
Pfffff, zice ca ala din fructe nu se pune. Deci poti sa mananci cate vrei. :)
Dar se cam contrazice. Fructoza si glucoza se gasesc si in fructe.

The WHO guideline does not refer to the sugars in fresh fruits and vegetables, and sugars naturally present in milk, because there is no reported evidence of adverse effects of consuming these sugars.

1) Nu manca zahar rafinat deloc sau cat mai putin, situatii exceptionale
2) cantitate totala de carbohidrati sa fie sub 20%-25%-30% din numarul total de calorii daca vrei sa ai o sananate optima.

Eu cam asta am inteles dupa ce am citit zeci de articole in ultimii ani.
Se para ca zaharul adaugat in zielele de azi este ca tutunul acum 20-30 de ani.

Fiecare cu alegerea lui.

Am mai citit despte indicele glicemic (GI) si incarcatura glicemica (GL).
GI arata in ce masura un aliment ridica glicemia in comparatie cu glucoza pura. Iar GL tine cont si de cantitatea de carbohidrati. Un GL peste 20 este considerat mare iar sub 10 e considerati mic.
Formula pentru calcularea GL este GL=(GI x glucide pe suta de grame) / 100. Inlocui in formula cate glucide contine portia pe care o mananci si afli cat de mult va fi influentata glicemia.
Acum problema mea este: daca imi fac o salta din mai multe tipuri de fructe, e corect sa pun in formula nr. de glucide din portia pe care o consum in loc de nr de glucide la 100g si apoi sa adun toate GL-urile rezultate de la toate fructele ? Si acest total de GL sa fie sub 20 ?

Pune in salata ta de fructe cat mai multe cu indice glycemic scazut cum sunt: afinele, zmeura, mure, capsuni, kiwi si nu o sa mai fii stresat de numaratul caloriilor.
Daca faci si un pic de post (sari peste micul dejun) n-o sa ai probleme cu glicemia.
Mai pune si niste nuci, seminte de dovleac, seminte de in macinate si combinatia este si mai buna.
Si daca mai adaugi si Frunze de spanac ai salata completa.
Pofta buna.

Mda, asta cam asa este. Insa eu vreau sa ma joc :) Eu sint pasionat in general de stiinta si imi place sa fac calcule exacte, asa... ca hobby. Deci daca cineva stie sa ma ajute cu ce am zis mai sus, i-as fi recunoscator.

Buna fetelor!
M-am decis sa scriu si eu pe forum deoarece acum sunt intr-un mic impas, sau am fost, si poate invata si alte fete de la mine. Pentru prima data am reusit sa dau si eu niste kilograme jos. Lucru pe care nu l-am reusit niciodata fara ajutorul unui program FLEXIBIL bine adaptat corpului meu, kg, metabolismului si obiectivului meu.

mai multe informatii pe :

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Despre ce este vorba Alexandra ? am fost la link dar nu inteleg tot ce este acolo.

Multumesc !

Este vorba despre o alimentatie facuta special cerintelor si obectivelor tale, mai mult de atat ofera si consultanta gratuita pentru buna desfasurare a dietei.

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Sunt foarte multumita de rezultatele dietei si de noile informatii dobandite. Cu placere Diana :*

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Nu sunt sigura ca inteleg, dar este vorba de numaratul caloriilor ? sau este deja calculat totul... asa am vazut.

Din cate am inteles toate aceste variabile sunt calculate in functie de chestionarul completat la achizitia programului. Pe langa asta ai o multitudine de alimente din care sa alegi, de 2 saptamani nu am mancat acelasi aliment de 2 ori, ma simt plina de viata, satula si cu cateva kg date jos fara efort!

Multumesc mult ! ma voi uita mai atent ce presupune pentru ca suna tentant :)

Daca vreti sa stapaniti sanatatea, greutatea, si bolile nu trebuie cumparat nimic.
Daca aveti norcul sa intelegeti sau sa cititi in ENGLEZA aveti access la tone de informatie de buna calitate.
Uitati-va/cautati pe YouTube la "INTERMITENT FASTING" si o sa vedeti cu se poate trai bine si sanataos in ziua de azi.
Sunt mii de articole despre acest subiect. De obicei este insotit de termenul de Keto
Sau cititi cartea: "Codul Obezitatii" de Jason Fung sau "Fat for fuel" scrisa de Mercola.

Informatia in general din limba romana este limitata, foarte limitata. Tara este tinuta in intuneric la manele si TV.
Nu va imaginati ca 20 de milioane de personae cunosc mai mult decat cateva miliarde care comunica in limba engleza.

Daca doriti va pot dat gratis cartea: "Codul Obezitiatii" in format PDF (in engleza) in email.
Sunt teorii demonstrate in practica de mii de ani si validate de premiul nobel pentru biochimnie din anul 2016 luat de un zaponez.
Trebuie sa intelegeti cum trebuie sa mancam si cand si sa nu va lasati prostiti de noua societate consumerista care ne hraneste/trateaza ca pe sobolani.
Nu asteptati nimic bun de la industria farmaceutica, medicala, popi si politicieni.

Faceti-va singuri temele si o sa vedeti, cautati informatia adevarata si o sa vedeti.
Nu va lasati orbiti de ce se vede la suprafata (farmacii, sali de gym).

Ca sa intelegeti procesul de imbatranire, surplus de greutate, boli cornice, deficient alimentare trebuie sa intelegeti cum corpul reactioneaza la mancare cornologic in 24 de ore la zahar rafinat care este peste tot, la grasimi si protein, la vitamine, minerale. Aveti totul explicat clar in cartile de mai sus.
Trebuie sa cautati sa intelegeti ce relatie este intre mancare, insulina, hormonul de crestere, somn, perioade de post.

Sananate si intelepciune la tot poporul romanesc.

Turmeric, nu-ti mai raci gura degeaba... nu vezi ca e spamer care a intrat sa faca reclama ? Cica "buna fetele!"... unde dracu o fi vazut el fete aici... ca sint numai baieti. E clar ca n-a citit topicul si a intrat doar sa faca reclama. Cred ca e unul si acelasi user care posteaza de pe 2 conturi diferite. Mesajele sint postate la intervale de 5 minute intre ele. Cam ce probabilitate era ca atunci cand pune unu un link cu un produs minune de cumparat sa apara altul dupa exact 5 minute si sa intrebe de el ? :))) Cand aici la sectiunea asta nu prea intra nici dracu, in afara de noi 2 si inca vreo cativa...

Ai dreptate, reclama.

Va intrebam mai inainte tot pe acest topic despre cacao, cat de sanatoasa e. Intre timp am mai studiat si eu si revin cu o alta intrebare. In afara de cafeina pe care o contine si grasimile saturate, mai are si alte chestii negative din cauza carora trebuie sa mancam cu masura ?

Are fier si magneziu si multi polifenoli-antioxidanti (foarte buni).
Daca ai fier mult nu prea e indicat sa o bei (vezi nivelul de ferritin din sange).
De obicei barabatii au tendinta de a acumula fier mai mult decat femeile.
Magnesiu n-o sa-ti faca nici un rau.
Cacao e putin alergica, un inlocuitor cu proprietai similar si ne alergica este Carobul (Karob).
Are acelasi gust, mai ieftina si nu e allergen.
Daca bei sapatamanal e OK dar zilnic nu as recomanda.

Ai o reteta faina de cacao aici:-------*

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