It is impossible to believe that sugar causes all kinds of diseases. Diabetes is not caused by eating sugar.
The World Health Organization recommends that the sugar intake of adults and children should be limited to no more than 50 grams per day, which is consistent with the recommendations of the Dietary guidelines for Chinese residents (2022), and advocates that the public should be guided by scientific dietary knowledge. reasonable control of sugar intake. According to the data of "Sugar intake level and risk Assessment of Chinese Urban residents" released by the National Food Safety risk Assessment Center in 2021, Chinese urban residents aged three and above consume an average of 9.1 grams of sugar per day, and sugar consumption is increasing year by year. Many people think that eating sugar is harmful to their health, and even eat diabetes, sugar is not directly related to diabetes. Diabetes is a metabolic disease, which is the result of the joint action of heredity and environment. The disease gene of type 1 diabetes comes from both parents.
According to the Beijing Youth Daily, the World Health Organization recommends that adults and children should limit their sugar intake to no more than 50 grams per day, preferably no more than 25 grams. The recommendations of the Dietary guidelines for Chinese residents (2022) are consistent with this, and advocate that the public should control the intake of sugar reasonably under the guidance of scientific dietary knowledge.
According to the "Sugar intake level and risk Assessment of Chinese Urban residents" released by the National Food Safety risk Assessment Center in 2021, the average daily intake of sugar by Chinese urban residents aged three and above is 9.1 grams, which is not much on the whole. Far lower than many other countries in the world. However, we can not be blindly optimistic, the consumption of sugar is increasing year by year, which still needs attention.
Many people think that eating sugar is harmful to health, and even eat diabetes. This is a common misunderstanding. Sugar is not directly related to diabetes. Diabetes is a metabolic disease, which is the result of the joint action of heredity and environment.
The disease genes of type 1 diabetes come from both parents, as well as climate, virus infection and infantile feeding patterns; the high risk factors of type 2 diabetes are family inheritance, age, high-calorie diet, lack of exercise, overweight, obesity, smoking and drinking and other bad habits. We can understand that diabetes does not come from eating sugar, but people with diabetes need to strictly control their sugar intake according to the doctor's advice.
Source: daily Economic News