Food Facts: Sugar

Information Sources

1. Department of Health (1989). Report on Health and Social Subjects: 37. Dietary Sugars and Human Disease. London, HMSO.
2. Department of Health (1991).  Report on Health and Social Subjects: 41. Dietary Reference Values for Food Energy and Nutrients for the United Kingdom.London: HMSO.
3. Food Standards Agency guidance on fats and sugars www.eatwell.gov.uk/asksam/healthydiet/fssq/  (Accessed January 2011)
   
   Food Standards Agency (2002). McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods, Sixth summary edition. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry.
4. Diabetes UK: Sugars and sweeteners
   www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Food_and_recipes/Sugar-and-sweeteners/ (Accessed January 2011)
   
   World Health Organisation. Diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases: report of a joint WHO/FAO expert consultation, Geneva: WHO, 2003. (WHO Technical Report Series; No. 916). http://whqlibdoc.who.int/trs/who_trs_916.pdf (Accessed January 2011)
5. Malik VS, Schulze MB, Hu FB (2006). Intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gain: a systematic review. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 84 (2), 274-88.
6. Benton D (2010).  The plausibility of sugar addiction and its role in obesity and eating disorders.  Clinical Nutrition, 29 (3), 288-303
7. British Nutrition Foundation: Low Calorie Sweeteners
   www.nutrition.org.uk/nutritioninthenews/sweeteners/444-low-calorie-sweeteners (Accessed January 2011)
8. Rennie KL and Livingstone B (2007). Associations between dietary added sugar intake and micronutrient intake: a systematic review. British Journal of Nutrition, 97 (5) 832-841

Supporting evidence

Professional consensus and clear research evidence base in most areas. More robust research is needed in areas relating to sugar and addiction and sugary drinks and weight control.