Análise das recomendações internacionais sobre o consumo de açúcares publicadas entre 1961 e 1991
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1994
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It is study made an analysis of national expert reports on dietary
guidelines published all over the world in the 30-year period
between 1961 and 1991. The aim is to identify what the reports
recommend about the consumption of sugars and their relation
to chronic diseases, and also what advice should be given to the
public and appropriate authorities regarding levels of sugars in
the diet. Information was gathered from 115 reports published
by experts committees in 36 different countries and regions of
the world, including developed and developing countries. The
results showed that the great majority (84,5%) of the reports
analysed make recommendations on the extrinsic consumption
of sugar and that there is an agreement that these sugars,
especially sucrose, must be reduced in the diet. The commonest
level proposed is that 10% of total calory intake from extrinsic
sugars should be considered the maximun level. Such advice is
often addressed to the general population and it is offered with a view to the maintenance of general health and especially to the
prevention dental caries and obesity. It was concluded that
advice on the intake of sugars given by dietary guidelines in the
last three decades is coherent with the existing scientific evidence
on the relationship between sugars and human diseases and,
therefore, they should be integrated into national food and health
policies.
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Necessidades nutricionais, Nutritional requirements, Carboidratos, Sacarose, Carbohydrats, Educação nutritional, Sucrose, Nutritional education
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FREIRE, Maria do Carmo M.; CANNON, Geoffrey; SHEIHAM, Aubrey. Análise das recomendações internacionais sobre o consumo de açúcares publicadas entre 1961 e 1991. Revista de Saúde Pública, São Paulo, v. 28, n. 3, p. 228-237, 1994.