Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="rickyb" data-source="post: 4999585" data-attributes="member: 56035">at work my coworker who told me she eats alot of junk food was eating "peach" yogurt which im assuming was mostly added sugar and not peach.  the respiratory therapist made the argument added sugar is glucose. i looked up cspi and it says"A.  We strongly support the mandatory declaration of added sugars on the Nutrition Facts label.  We strongly support the FDA’s proposal to require a declaration of added sugars on the label.  In 2003–2006, added sugars (sugar, high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), etc.) provided about 14 percent of total calories for the average American, and 25 percent or more of calories for over 36 million Americans.2  On average, Americans have consumed between 18 and 23 teaspoons (about 300 to 390 calories worth) of added sugars per day, according to National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) average per-capita loss-adjusted food availability data, though consumption has declined modestly in the last several years.3,4  Current consumption levels of added sugars can lead to serious health problems.  The higher diets are in added sugars, the lower they are in a variety of vitamins and minerals, including calcium, vitamin A, iron, and zinc.2  Strong evidence shows that consuming sugar-sweetened beverages – the largest source of added sugars in Americans’ diets – leads to weight gain.5  Additionally, sugar-sweetened beverages have been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), type 2 diabetes, the metabolic syndrome, gout, and dental caries.6,7,8,9    The current Nutrition Facts label does not provide information on the amount of added sugars in foods, and such information is crucial to help consumers comply with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), 2010’s key recommendation to reduce intake of calories from added sugars.10  Additionally, consumers may not recognize all of the forms of added sugar listed in the ingredient label, such as fructose, maltose, sucrose, honey, evaporated cane juice, and concentrated fruit juice.  The FDA’s proposal to require declaration of added sugars on the Nutrition Facts label is of great public health importance, especially given that two out of three adults and one out of three children are overweight or obese, more than one out of three adults now has prediabetes, and an estimated one out of three adults Page 4  will have diabetes by 2050.11,12,13  On the other hand, people should be consuming more naturally occurring sugars, which come mostly from fruit and dairy products and are associated with a wide variety of micronutrients. "[URL unfurl="true"]https://cspinet.org/sites/default/files/attachment/8-4-nutrition-facts.pdf[/URL]you think thats air youre breathing - the matrix</blockquote>

Verification