The presence of sweets for us is always a temptation. But in recent years, the sugar gradually become a "sweet trouble" due to excessive intake of sugar cause more and more health problems. In March, the World Health Organization on sugar intake draft guidelines for public consultation, draft recommendation adult daily sugar intake should be controlled at 5% of the total energy intake of the day, and about 25 grams, compared to 2002 reduced the amount of control half. US experts on the "Nature" magazine openly, sugar is the history of the world's largest public health it is like another tobacco intake more like suicide.
The world can not stop the temptation of sugar
Sucrose is one of the basic human food additive, thousands of years of history. General worldwide sucrose (sugar) word actually comes from the Sanskrit sakara, explains sucrose birthplace of the earliest ancient India, after passing through the Silk Road in China and around the world. Fragments of Dunhuang in India There was a record made of sucrose law text, the effect is to squeeze the juice of sugar cane syrup tan, and then the fire boiling, become sucrose block (sakara), this is the first sucrose history. According to historical records, the first candy appeared in ancient Rome, people used honey to a almond wrapped and placed in the sun to dry, you get a sugar-coated almonds. In China, since the creation of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the early sugar products - caramel folklore in general, widely consumed.
For thousands of years, different colors, different races of people eating habits vary widely, but has a soft spot for sugar, which are derived from "sweet" role. The study found that "sweet is the taste of breast milk", which is one of the reasons like sweet taste eat sweets, activate dopamine neurons in the brain, people feel sweet for the body for energy, into the blood will cause blood sugar levels increase, prompting the pancreas to secrete insulin quickly to the blood glucose into sweet can relieve stress, research shows, easily digestible carbohydrates dessert, can enhance brain serotonin levels, the effect of anti- depression drug equivalents ......
Sugar consumption is also rising as a result, according to the 2013 sugar industry analysis report shows that in 2013 global demand of about 164 million tons of sugar. Over the past 20 years, global sugar consumption CAGR of 1.8%, China's compound growth rate of 2.9%, wherein the beverage, confectionery, canned and frozen foods have become a major source of sugar consumption. World sugar consumption level per capita, compared with 21.66 kilograms, per capita daily intake of about 59 grams, far exceeding the WHO in 2002 recommended upper limit of 50 g standard. French National Institute of candy survey shows that every three adults is a sweets enthusiast.
Victims addicted to sugar, even in the smoke
Sugar temptation hard to resist, but eat too much no good health. World Health Organization survey of 23 countries concluded after the cause of death of the population - victims addicted to sugar, even in the smoke. The survey showed that the average life expectancy of long-term high-sugar diets are shorter than the normal diet from 10 to 20 years.
Such statistics make a lot of people understand: clearly afraid of life more and more obese people, sugar is always around the thoughts, how high sugar intake can cause it? Nutrition Research Division of Military Medical Sciences, Associate Professor Wang Donglan opinion, excessive intake of sugar people, largely from processed foods and restaurant meals. National Senior cooks Zhang Liang, for example, a braised pork 40 to 50 grams of sugar, 75 grams sugar Wuxi ribs, fish-flavored pork 25 to 30 grams of sugar. The supermarket, sweet drinks, sauces and other sugary big more abound. There are various "hidden sugar" hidden in bread, plum, yogurt. Beijing Friendship Hospital dietitian Huaxin example, plum and other snacks to prevent deterioration, will add a lot of sugar inhibit bacterial growth.
Experts said that much sugar intake, people will be due to the intake of too much energy to produce satiety, affect the intake of other rich in protein, vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber foods. A number of foreign studies have confirmed, sugar harm far more than people think.
Cholesterol disorders. Study "Journal of the American Medical Association" on discovery and sugar most people, the body's level of bad cholesterol and triglyceride levels are highest. Excess sugar not only stimulate the liver to produce bad cholesterol, but also inhibit the metabolism of the body of bad cholesterol.
Increased risk of cancer. After a study for postmenopausal women found that high blood sugar levels in people suffering from colorectal cancer risk is almost twice higher than normal. Also found that people with high blood sugar, more likely to develop liver cancer, breast cancer.
Induced heart disease. London Royal College obesity expert group members Stella said Mallory, sugar can lead to increased uric acid in the human body, increase the incidence of high blood pressure, leading to heart disease, increased risk of stroke.
Provoke diabetes. The study found that more than one person per day as long as the intake of calories from sugar conversion by the 150 card, the risk of developing diabetes will be higher than 1.1%. If you already have diabetes, the sugar will be brought more trouble.
Cause headaches. Headache specialist at King's College London, UK Andy Dobson pointed out that when too much sugar, the body needs to cope with rapid response, blood sugar levels will suddenly reaches a peak, followed by a slump, this change may cause headaches.
Suffer from fatty liver. University of Washington study found that excessive intake of sugar increases the risk of fatty liver, long-term high-sugar diet, will speed up the rate of liver cells to store fat, leading to fat accumulation around the liver.
Impair memory. Neuroscientists Germany University Medical Center found that sugar will not only damage the physical structure of the brain, will damage its function, too much sugar can lead to suffer from cognitive disorders.
Lead to premature death. US Centers for Disease Prevention and Control for more than 30,000 data were analyzed, the results show a day more than 21% of total calories came from added sugars, added sugars intake compared with less than 10% of total calories people, due to heart disease risk of death more than doubled.
Like tobacco control should be controlled as sugar
University of California endocrinologist Robert La Siting called sugar threat to health than obesity, not only toxic but also because the sugar addiction, intake more like suicide. In recent years, the US government has repeated the action, from the restrictions around the campus to sell sweet drinks, and then to New York to limit large bottle of sweet drinks market. In China, some cities have begun to implement school food and beverage adverse health measures carbonated drinks can not be sold. In addition, policies to control food enterprises with sugar, cook regulate the amount of sugar, etc., but also countries in urgent need to resolve the problem.
In March this year, the WHO draft guidelines on sugar intake for public consultation recommended adult daily sugar intake to day 5% of total energy intake, about 6 teaspoons, about 25 grams. Wang Donglan said that to achieve this standard is difficult, but at least should first change their ideas start, such as the initiative to reduce sugar, reduce sugar meal begins once a week to eat one kind of sugary foods every day for a long time will fade taste . Alternatively substitute fruit instead of sweets with honey instead of sugar, cooking with orange peel, lemon juice instead of sugar fragrance. In addition, to reduce eating out, eat at home more to better control the amount of sugar. Finally, experts say, away from the "invisible sugar" to learn to look at the labels of processed foods, sugar, granulated sugar, sucrose, fructose, dextrin and other words ranked in the top few ingredients in food, be sure to buy less, not even to buy.
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