{"id":9704,"date":"2024-01-04T20:12:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T13:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=9704"},"modified":"2024-01-04T20:12:48","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T13:12:48","slug":"sugar-and-gaining-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=9704","title":{"rendered":"Sugar and Gaining Weight\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The sugar industry responds to evidence implicating sweeteners in the obesity epidemic.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>In terms of excess body fat, the \u201cwell-documented obesity epidemic may merely <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28097119\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">be<\/a> the tip of the overfat iceberg.\u201d It\u2019s been estimated that 91 percent of adults\u2014nine out of ten of us\u2014and 69 percent of children in the United States are overfat, a condition defined as having \u201cexcess body fat sufficient to impair health.\u201d This can occur even in individuals who are \u201cnormal-weight and non-obese, often due to excess abdominal fat.\u201d The way to tell if you\u2019re overfat is if your waist circumference is more than half your height. What\u2019s causing this epidemic? As I discuss in my video <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/does-sugar-lead-to-weight-gain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Does Sugar Lead to Weight Gain?<\/a><\/strong>, one primary cause may be all the added sugars we\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29164096\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eating<\/a>.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>A century ago, sugar was <a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/article-abstract\/1730498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heralded<\/a> as one of the cheapest forms of calories in the diet. Just ten cents\u2019 worth of sugar could furnish thousands of calories. Dr. Fredrick Stare, \u201cHarvard\u2019s sugar-pushing nutritionist,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unz.com\/print\/SaturdayRev-1978aug-00010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bristled<\/a> at the term \u201cempty calories,\u201d writing that the calories in sugar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/trends\/biochemical-sciences\/fulltext\/0968-0004(76)90214-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">were<\/a> \u201cnot empty but full of energy\u201d\u2014in other words, full of calories, which we are now getting too much of. The excess bodyweight of the U.S. population <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26104800\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">corresponds<\/a> to about a daily 350- to 500-calorie excess on average. So, \u201cto revert the obesity epidemic,\u201d that\u2019s how many calories we have to reduce, but which calories should we cut? As you can see below and at 1:33 in my <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/does-sugar-lead-to-weight-gain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a><\/strong>, the majority of Americans who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ars.usda.gov\/ARSUserFiles\/80400530\/pdf\/DBrief\/18_Added_Sugars_Intake_of_Americans_2013-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fail<\/a> to meet the Dietary Guidelines\u2019 sugar limit get about that many calories in added sugars every day: Twenty-five teaspoons\u2019 worth of added sugars is about 400 calories.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-100329\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-33.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-33.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-33-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-33-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-33-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-33-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-33-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-33-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-33-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-33-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><br \/>There are die-hard sugar defenders. James Rippe, for example, was reportedly paid $40,000 a month by the high fructose corn syrup industry\u2014and that was on top of the $10 million it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/12\/business\/rival-industries-sweet-talk-the-public.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paid<\/a> for his research. Even Dr. Rippe <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27001641\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">considers<\/a> it \u201cundisputable that sugars\u2026contribute to obesity. It is also undisputable that sugar reduction\u2026should be part of any weight loss program.\u201d And, of all sources of calories to <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/24652726\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">limit<\/a>, since sugar is just empty calories and contains no essential nutrients, \u201creducing sugar consumption is obviously the place to start.\u201d And, again, this is what the researchers funded by the likes of Dr. Pepper and Coca-Cola are saying. The primary author of \u201cDietary Sugar and Body Weight: Have We Reached a Crisis in the Epidemic of Obesity and Diabetes?\u2026,\u201d Richard Kahn, is infamous for his <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/24652726\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defense<\/a> of the American Beverage Association\u2014the soda industry\u2014and he was the chief science officer at the American Diabetes Association when it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/11\/25\/health\/25ada.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signed<\/a> a million-dollar sponsorship deal with the world\u2019s largest candy company. \u201cMaybe the American Diabetes Association should rename itself the American Junk Food Association,\u201d said the director of a consumer advocacy group. What do you expect from an organization that was started with drug industry funding?\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>The bottom line is that \u201crandomised controlled trials <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/445503\/SACN_Carbohydrates_and_Health.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">show<\/a> that increasing sugars intake increases energy [calorie] intake\u201d and \u201cincreasing sugar intake <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27001641\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leads<\/a> to body weight gain in adults, and\u2026sugar reduction leads to body weight loss in children.\u201d For example, when researchers <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/16087988\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">randomized<\/a> individuals to either increase or decrease their intake of table sugar, the added sugar group gained about three and a half pounds over ten weeks, whereas the reduced sugar group lost about two and a half pounds. A systematic review and meta-analysis of all such ad libitum diet studies\u2014real-life studies where sugar levels were <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23321486\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">changed<\/a> but people could otherwise eat whatever they wanted\u2014found that reduced intake of dietary sugars resulted in a decrease in body weight, whereas \u201cincreased sugars intake was associated with a comparable weight increase.\u201d The researchers found that, \u201cconsidering the rapid weight gain that occurs after an increased intake of sugars, it seems reasonable to conclude that advice relating to sugars intake is a relevant component of a strategy to reduce the high risk of overweight and obesity in most countries.\u201d That is, it\u2019s reasonable to advise people to cut down on their sugar consumption.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Findings from observational studies <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28723954\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have<\/a> been \u201cmore ambiguous,\u201d though, with an association found between obesity and intake of sweetened beverages, but failing to show consistent correlations with consumption of sugary foods. Most such studies rely on self-reported data, however, and \u201cit is likely that this has introduced bias, especially as underreporting of diet has been found to be more prevalent among obese people and it is sugar-rich foods that are most commonly underreported.\u201d However, one can measure trace sucrose levels in the urine, which gives an objective measure of actual sugar intake and also excludes contributions from other sweeteners such as high fructose corn syrup. When researchers did this, they <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28723954\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">discovered<\/a> that, indeed, sugar intake is not only associated with greater odds of obesity and greater waist circumference on a snapshot-in-time cross-sectional basis, but that was also <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25702697\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seen<\/a> in a prospective cohort study over time. \u201cUsing urinary sucrose as the measure of sucrose intake,\u201d researchers found that \u201cparticipants in the highest v. the lowest quintile [fifth] for sucrose intake had 54% greater risk of being overweight or obese.\u201d\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26261186\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denying<\/a> evidence that sugars are harmful to health has always been at the heart of the sugar industry\u2019s defense.\u201d But when the evidence <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25756179\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is<\/a> undeniable, like the link between sugar and cavities, it switches from denial to deflection, like trying to pull attention away from restricting intake to coming up with some kind of \u201cvaccine against tooth decay.\u201d We seem to have <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/19555520\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reached<\/a> a similar point with obesity, with the likes of the Sugar Bureau switching from denial to deflection by commissioning research suggesting that obese individuals would not benefit from losing weight, a stance <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27423262\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contradicted<\/a> by hundreds of studies across four continents involving more than ten million participants.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>For more on Big Sugar\u2019s influence, check out <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/sugar-industry-attempts-to-manipulate-the-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sugar Industry Attempts to Manipulate the Science<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>You may also be interested in some of my other popular videos on sugar. 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