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So i watched Dr. Lustig video about sugar last night...

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  • LunaKate
    LunaKate Posts: 64 Member
    edited March 2015
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    http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/33/11/2477.short

    Sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) and diabetes


    RESULTS Based on data from these studies, including 310,819 participants and 15,043 cases of type 2 diabetes, individuals in the highest quantile of SSB intake (most often 1–2 servings/day) had a 26% greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those in the lowest quantile (none or <1 serving/month) (relative risk [RR] 1.26 [95% CI 1.12–1.41]). Among studies evaluating metabolic syndrome, including 19,431 participants and 5,803 cases, the pooled RR was 1.20 [1.02–1.42].

    CONCLUSIONS In addition to weight gain, higher consumption of SSBs is associated with development of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. These data provide empirical evidence that intake of SSBs should be limited to reduce obesity-related risk of chronic metabolic diseases.
  • GrannyMayOz
    GrannyMayOz Posts: 1,051 Member
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    @LunaKate That video is very compelling and more convincing, in my very humble opinion. I couldn't help but laugh out loud at the poor sugar farmer's face towards the end. He knows full well now, even if he didn't before.
  • wabmester
    wabmester Posts: 2,748 Member
    edited March 2015
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    The problem is that excess caloric intake is going to be a confounding variable when you're talking about "highest quantile of SSB intake."

    One explanation that I like is that SSB is evil not because of sugar per se, but because the satiety is essentially nil. You can drink the stuff all day, and your body never realizes it's consuming excess calories. We didn't evolve (yet) to deal with the environmental stressor known as SSB. :)
  • LunaKate
    LunaKate Posts: 64 Member
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    http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/94/2/479.short

    Low to moderate sugar-sweetened beverage consumption impairs glucose and lipid metabolism and promotes inflammation in healthy young men

    This was interesting because these men were healthy, not obese, and just 3 weeks having SSBs increased their fasting glucose and bad cholesterol.

    http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=381251

    ^overweight Latino youth who decreased added sugar intake or increased fiber intake showed stronger improvements in risk factors for type 2 diabetes, specifically in insulin response to an oral glucose challenge or in visceral fat.

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