PMID- 31246081
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20191029
LR  - 20191029
IS  - 2035-648X (Electronic)
IS  - 1591-996X (Linking)
VI  - 20
IP  - 2
DP  - 2019 Jun
TI  - The sweet danger of added sugars.
PG  - 89
LID - 10.23804/ejpd.2019.20.02.01 [doi]
AB  - Dietary behaviour is determined by community, family and individual factors, 
      including availability and costs of foods. Preference for sweetness starts early 
      in life and remains throughout childhood, and starts declining to adult levels 
      only during mid-adolescence. This explains why children are at high risk of sugar 
      overconsumption. The empty calories of added sugar hinder the proper growth and 
      development, due to the lack of nutrients. The relationship between added sugar 
      consumption and possibile negative health consequences is controversial. For 
      added sugars we mean all those sugars added to food or drinks, or present 
      naturally in unsweetened fruit juices, honey or syrups. It does not include 
      natural sugar found in vegetables, fruits and milk. Some investigators claim that 
      excessive sugar consumption is associated with increased risk of caries [Paglia 
      et al., 2016], obesity [Costacurta et al., 2014], cardiovascular disease (CVD) 
      [Vos et al., 2017], type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), metabolic syndrome, 
      nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In addition, obesity is the primary 
      risk factor for the development of SDB (sleep-disordered breathing). Inadeguate 
      sleep duration and quality in children and adolescents is associated with an 
      increase in body weight and adiposity, decreased insulin sensitivity, 
      hyperglycemia, and prevalent cardiometabolic risk factors. Finally, the interest 
      in attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) during childhood has 
      recently increased. Some researchers are looking for a link between high sugar 
      consumption over a long period and ADHD [Del-Ponte et al., 2019]. These 
      statements have influenced organisations such as the American Hearth Association 
      (AHA), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the World Health Organization 
      (WHO), who recommend to limit free sugars intake to less than 10% of the total 
      energy intake for adults and children, observing that a further reduction of 5% 
      would provide additional health benefits [WHO, 2015]. The first few months of 
      life are crucial for the flavour learning process in humans. Early experience 
      with different tastes is very important for later acceptance of foods, especially 
      the healthy ones. Clinicians and parents can and should support in synergy the 
      healthy development of children's taste preference and eating behaviour.
FAU - Paglia, L
AU  - Paglia L
AD  - Editor In Chief European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Italy
TA  - Eur J Paediatr Dent
JT  - European journal of paediatric dentistry
JID - 101121881
RN  - 0 (Sugars)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Animals
MH  - Body Weight
MH  - Child
MH  - Energy Intake
MH  - Humans
MH  - Obesity
MH  - *Sugars
MH  - *Taste
MH  - United States
EDAT- 2019/06/28 06:00
MHDA- 2019/10/30 06:00
CRDT- 2019/06/28 06:00
PHST- 2019/06/28 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/06/28 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/10/30 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.23804/ejpd.2019.20.02.01 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Eur J Paediatr Dent. 2019 Jun;20(2):89. doi: 10.23804/ejpd.2019.20.02.01.