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The Sugar Association letter to Dr. Nestle expressed its concern about misinformation reported on added sugars consumption. We provided Dr. Nestle with USDA consumption data the shows sugars’ contribution to Americans increased caloric intake is overstated. Added sugars consumption is only about 2 teaspoons (30 calories) more than in was in 1970, prior to concerns about obesity. Current efforts to overemphasize the intake of added sugars as a major contributing factor to obesity is unwarranted and not science-based.
Click here to read the letter to Marion Nestle.
April 1, 2023
Europe has a long history of making vodka from beet sugar, and rum has been made with both sugar cane juice and molasses for hundreds of years. However, vodka made from sugar cane juice, and spirits made from beet sugar are relatively [...]
March 7, 2023
Many people are cutting back on their sugar intake for health reasons. But the food industry has found another way to give consumers their sweet fix. It is quietly replacing the sugar in many packaged foods with sucralose, stevia, allulose, erythritol and a wide variety of other artificial sweeteners and sugar substitutes.[...]
March 5, 2023
…Under the proposal, manufacturers can label their products “healthy” only if they contain a meaningful amount of food from at least one of the main food groups such as fruit, vegetable or dairy, as recommended by federal dietary guidelines. They must also adhere to specific limits for certain nutrients, such as [...]
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