Reasonable consumption of sugar will not affect health but excessive intake will affect dietary structure
Chu Yibing, deputy director of the science and Technology communication Department of Kexin Food and Health Information Exchange Center, said that sugar is an essential nutrient for the human body, and excessive intake will affect the dietary structure. For most people whose sugar intake is not high, eating sugar reasonably will not affect health. Compared with “salt reduction” and “oil reduction”, consumers are often more concerned about “sugar reduction”. 43.2% of consumers believe that “sugar is harmful to health”, 68% of consumers believe that “they need to control sugar”, and young people and weight anxiety people are more willing to control sugar.
Diabetes is not eating sugar to lose weight should pay attention to reducing salt
Many in the public worry that too much sugar will lead to diabetes and obesity. In this regard, Chen Junshi, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said that diabetes is not eaten out of sugar, but a metabolic disease. The occurrence of diabetes is the result of genetic and environmental interaction. Simply attributing diabetes to sugar is a misunderstanding. It should be prevented from many aspects. Academician Chen Junshi also pointed out that any form of excessive energy intake can lead to obesity, and it is not correct to simply attribute the cause of obesity to sugar. The key to preventing obesity is to maintain energy balance and burn off excess energy through physical activity in order to reduce the risk of obesity.
The survey found that consumers tend to pay more attention to the impact of sugar and oil on obesity, but ignore salt. A number of studies at home and abroad have shown that high-salt diet will increase the risk of obesity, for people with weight loss needs, should pay more attention to “salt reduction”.
Instead of entangled “anti-saccharification”, it is better to do sunscreen
Due to a lot of propaganda on the network, “eating sugar will cause saccharification” and “saccharification accelerates aging”. In this regard, Zhong Kai, director of the Kexin Food and Health Information Exchange Center, pointed out that it is not advisable to blindly quit sugar and cut off sugar. Relevant studies have found that a long-term low-carbohydrate diet will affect the normal operation of the human body, increase mortality, reduce life expectancy, and do great harm to health.
There are three main causes of aging: photoaging (ultraviolet light), oxidative stress (free radicals), and glycation (AGES). Skin aging is a complex process, with UV damage being the leading cause of skin aging (more than 70%). The human body is carrying out glycosylation reaction all the time, and it is unrealistic to rely on “anti-glycosylation” anti-aging, it is better to do a good job of sun protection, and work hard on healthy diet and healthy lifestyle.
Sweeteners are not diet pills and are one of the options for reducing sugar intake
Data show that the market penetration rate of sugar-free beverages has been close to 80%, and low-sugar and sugar-free products are increasingly favored by consumers. For people who want to control sugar and have a sweet tooth, foods and drinks that use sweeteners instead of sugar are a good choice. Most sweeteners do not directly participate in human metabolism, nor do they increase energy intake, helping people with sugar control needs to enjoy food while reducing sugar intake.