Foods and Nutrition 1021 Chapter Notes -Dental Caries, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Tooth Enamel

• School: Western University
• Department: Foods and Nutrition
• Course: Foods and Nutrition 1021
• Professor: Noelle Martin

Document Summary

Preference for sweets is inborn, thus consumption of sugars / sweeteners are relatively high. Steady upward trend in sugar consumption parallels a dramatic increase in purchases of commercially prepared foods and beverages with added sugars. 80% of this increase is from soft drinks and sugar-sweetened fruit drinks. Artificial sweeteners were created to reduce sugar intakes, however instead of substituting people will choose both. Dri recommends a carbohydrate intake of 45 65% of calories and only a max of 25% from added sugars. Who"s advice: consume 10% or less of total calories of added sugar. Sugar accusations: promotes / maintain obesity, cause / aggravate diabetes, increase risk of heart disease, disrupt behavior, and cause dental decay / gum disease. Diets high in added sugars consume more calories each day. Increase in intake of added sugars is accounted for largely by a dramatic rise in high-fructose corn syrup intake soft drinks.