Adherence to these rules will help to maintain health.
So, sugar should not exceed 10% of total calories ingested per day. But it is better to lower the percentage to 5%. That 50 grams per day for an adult of normal weight. This also applies to added sugar and sugar present in the product originally. Special attention should be taken to honey, syrups, juices, fruit concentrates..
The last time the rules on sugar was introduced about 10 years ago. Some experts believe 10% is too much, especially considering the global epidemic of obesity. But to really reduce the rate to 5% is very difficult. Then, recommendations should adapt to people from different countries. For example, according to experts, in the UK you should reduce consumption of sugar to 11.6% for adults and up to 15.2% for children. But this is clearly more than 10%.
Nutritionist Katharine Jenner not understand why the who took years to change the recommendations. Because these changes significantly affect the health of people worldwide, the prevalence of obesity and diabetes of the 2nd type. Studies have shown that sugar itself does not cause obesity. But when a person actively uses it, for example, sweet drinks, he is gaining weight. Sweet foods just don’t give him enough. Also the sugar are dangerous to teeth. If sugar accounts for less than 10% of calories in the daily diet, the risk of tooth decay is reduced.
