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New government sugar advice will mean 'extreme' diet changes.
"Adults and children should be instructed by the Government to halve the amount of sugar they consume and eat almost twice as much pasta, potato and other fibrous foods, an official report is expected to say this week.
In a bid to tackle an epidemic of obesity and tooth decay, the Department of Health will be urged by its scientific advisers to reduce the amount of sugar allowed in the official definition of a healthy diet.
The recommendations, which follow a seven-year inquiry, will result in the first changes to public nutrition guidance on sugar since 1991 and will fuel the debate about whether sugary food and drink should be more heavily taxed.
Within months, people could be told by ministers to ensure that no more than 5 per cent of their energy comes from sugars, down from 10 per cent, including those naturally present in honey, fruit juice and other foods."
More on this latest story here http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/dan-hyde/11733724/New-government-sugar-advice-will-mean-extreme-diet-changes.html
Don't get me wrong dumping sugar big time is a very positive move, let's not forget sugar is 100% calories with zero healthy nutrients. What always amazes me, is time after time so called dietary experts never seem to equate high carb foods as sugar. For decades the "experts" have been telling diabetics to cut down on the sugar and load up on starchy carbohydrates. Resulting in 93% of type one diabetics and the majority of type two diabetics never getting to a safe HbA1c, as proved by the NHS audited diabetes statistics.
So there you have it, reduce sugar drastically, and replace lost calories with err...sugar. Albeit pasta and spuds do have some useful nutrients.
The big game continues.
Carbohydrates.
A carbohydrate is a biological molecule consisting of carbon (C), hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O) atoms, usually with a hydrogen:oxygen atom ratio of 2:1 (as in water); in other words, with the empirical formula Cm(H2O)n (where m could be different from n).[1] Some exceptions exist; for example, deoxyribose, a sugar component of DNA,[2] has the empirical formula C5H10O4.[3] Carbohydrates are technically hydrates of carbon;[4] structurally it is more accurate to view them as polyhydroxy aldehydes and ketones.[5]
The term is most common in biochemistry, where it is a synonym of saccharide, a group that includes sugars, starch, and cellulose. The saccharides are divided into four chemical groups: monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides. In general, the monosaccharides and disaccharides, which are smaller (lower molecular weight) carbohydrates, are commonly referred to as sugars.[6] The word saccharide comes from the Greek word σάκχαρον (sákkharon), meaning "sugar." Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbohydrate
"Adults and children should be instructed by the Government to halve the amount of sugar they consume and eat almost twice as much pasta, potato and other fibrous foods, an official report is expected to say this week.
In a bid to tackle an epidemic of obesity and tooth decay, the Department of Health will be urged by its scientific advisers to reduce the amount of sugar allowed in the official definition of a healthy diet.
The recommendations, which follow a seven-year inquiry, will result in the first changes to public nutrition guidance on sugar since 1991 and will fuel the debate about whether sugary food and drink should be more heavily taxed.
Within months, people could be told by ministers to ensure that no more than 5 per cent of their energy comes from sugars, down from 10 per cent, including those naturally present in honey, fruit juice and other foods."
More on this latest story here http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/dan-hyde/11733724/New-government-sugar-advice-will-mean-extreme-diet-changes.html
Don't get me wrong dumping sugar big time is a very positive move, let's not forget sugar is 100% calories with zero healthy nutrients. What always amazes me, is time after time so called dietary experts never seem to equate high carb foods as sugar. For decades the "experts" have been telling diabetics to cut down on the sugar and load up on starchy carbohydrates. Resulting in 93% of type one diabetics and the majority of type two diabetics never getting to a safe HbA1c, as proved by the NHS audited diabetes statistics.
So there you have it, reduce sugar drastically, and replace lost calories with err...sugar. Albeit pasta and spuds do have some useful nutrients.
The big game continues.
Carbohydrates.
A carbohydrate is a biological molecule consisting of carbon (C), hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O) atoms, usually with a hydrogen:oxygen atom ratio of 2:1 (as in water); in other words, with the empirical formula Cm(H2O)n (where m could be different from n).[1] Some exceptions exist; for example, deoxyribose, a sugar component of DNA,[2] has the empirical formula C5H10O4.[3] Carbohydrates are technically hydrates of carbon;[4] structurally it is more accurate to view them as polyhydroxy aldehydes and ketones.[5]
The term is most common in biochemistry, where it is a synonym of saccharide, a group that includes sugars, starch, and cellulose. The saccharides are divided into four chemical groups: monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides. In general, the monosaccharides and disaccharides, which are smaller (lower molecular weight) carbohydrates, are commonly referred to as sugars.[6] The word saccharide comes from the Greek word σάκχαρον (sákkharon), meaning "sugar." Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbohydrate
