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weight loss but are related to developing able diet”6 I can’t say that I admire their
future health problems especially related research tactics or trust them to give the
to metabolic and cardiovascular health.5 whole truth. And while foods like fruit are
Also due to the increased concentration part of a nutritious and balanced diet, it
of sweetness of artificial sweetness com- is not sugar alone or added sugars that
bined with the idea of it being “healthier” contribute to health.
may lead you to eat more and/or have a
muted response to sweet foods. Artificial By Hannah Boyl
sweeteners also alter the gut microbiome Mission One
altering metabolic pathways.
References
So, is there anything GOOD about 1. Sifferlin A. The Sugar Industry Shaped Gonvernment Advice On Cavitities, Report
sugar? Sure! Sugar is a simple molecule
that is used quickly within the body. Natu- Finds. Time. Published March 10, 2015. Accessed December 19, 2017. http://time.com/3738706/the-
ral sugars, like fruits, can be great to eat sugar-industry-shaped-government-advice-on-cavities-report-finds/.
around the time of a workout to help fuel
the body or replace used muscle glyco- 2. Rothman L. New Study Says Sugar is Toxic-But these Old Ads Say Otherwise. Time.
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that help you do work). The brain’s favor- history/.
ite source of fuel is sugar, whether that
be from a quick snack made of simple 3. Deshpande G, Mapange RF, Essop MF. Frequent Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Con-
sugars or broken down from last night’s sumption and the Onset of Cardiometabolic Disease: Cause for Concern?. J Endocr Soc. 2017;1(11):
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The big takeaway should be, how 4. Noble EE, Hsu TM, Jones RB, Fodor AA, Goran MI, Kanoski SE. Early-Life Sugar
much sugar you’re taking in and where Consumption Affects the Rat Microbiome Independently of Obesity. J Nutr. 2017; 147:20-28. doi:
you’re getting it from. The recommenda- 10.3945/jn.116.238816.
tion is about 25-75 grams of sugar per
day. That sugar we want to come from 5. Azad MB, Abou-Setta AM, Chauhan BF, et al. Nonnutritive sweeteners and cardio-
natural sources like fruits and dairy rather metabolic health: a systematic review and meta-anaylsys of randomized controlled trials and prospective
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breads, and bakery products. Check
your labels to see how many grams of 6. Our Mission. The Sugar Association. https://www.sugar.org/. Accessed December
sugar are in each serving and if the label
lists added sugar pay special attention 19, 2017.
to that as well as where it is listed on the
ingredients list (the higher on the list of
ingredients, the greater amount there is
in the product).

So while the Sugar Association’s
mission statement remains, “The Sugar
Association is the scientific voice of the
U.S. sugar industry, making a difference
by continuously supporting scientific
research and sharing our knowledge of
sugar to increase consumer understand-
ing and confidence in the role that sugar
plays in a nutritious, balanced and enjoy-

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