Sobre cortar com o açúcar - uma história

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/item/a3cc65e5-c8e7-4d03-b6a1-23eb638daf6e

Citando:
"The constant bad news about sugar has suddenly got to me. There are stats showing that sugar consumption is at its highest level in history. The government is trying to get the food industry to cut the amount of sugar in popular products like chocolate bars by 20% by 2020.

I realise that I am the average UK adult, who consumes at least 15 teaspoons of sugar a day. (This may sound a lot, but there are seven teaspoons in just one fizzy drink can.) The World Health Organisation recommends eating just six.

A high-sugar diet is linked to obesity, and being overweight can increase the risk of getting Type 2 diabetes.A 2014 study found that there is a much higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease among people who get a lot of their calories from added sugar."

Relação entre açúcar e cancro melhor percebida

http://visao.sapo.pt/visaomais/2017-10-17-O-acucar-estimula-o-crescimento-de-tumores-malignos

Citando:
"ligação entre o açúcar e o cancro já era conhecido pela comunidade científica. Mas só agora, graças a um grupo de investigadores belgas do Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, do KU Leuven e do Vrije Universiteit Brussel, se percebeu como esta ligação realmente funciona. A explicação foi agora publicada na revista Nature"
(...)
"Tal como as células humanas, a levedura contém uma proteína - a Ras – que pode tornar-se cancerígena após sofrer uma mutação. "Observámos na levedura que a degradação do açúcar está ligada à ativação de proteínas Ras através do intermediário Frutose-1,6-bisfosfato, que estimula a multiplicação tanto de células de fermento como de cancro. É impressionante que este mecanismo tenha sido conservado durante a longa evolução da célula de fermento para a célula humana", dizem os investigadores."

Sugary cereals named and shamed by Liverpool health bosses - BBC News

Nunca é demais realçar que os cereais tem açúcar, açúcar e mais açúcar. Quanto açúcar? Muito:
Sugary cereals named and shamed by Liverpool health bosses - BBC News

Relação entre açúcar e Alzheimer estabelecida

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170223124253.htm

Citando:
"For the first time a "tipping point" molecular link between the blood sugar glucose and Alzheimer's disease has been established by scientists, who have shown that excess glucose damages a vital enzyme involved with inflammation response to the early stages of Alzheimer's.
(...)

By studying brain samples from people with and without Alzheimer's using a sensitive technique to detect glycation, the team discovered that in the early stages of Alzheimer's glycation damages an enzyme called MIF (macrophage migration inhibitory factor) which plays a role in immune response and insulin regulation.

MIF is involved in the response of brain cells called glia to the build-up of abnormal proteins in the brain during Alzheimer's disease, and the researchers believe that inhibition and reduction of MIF activity caused by glycation could be the 'tipping point' in disease progression. It appears that as Alzheimer's progresses, glycation of these enzymes increases.

The study is published in the journal Scientific Reports"

Sobre o Nutella (reloaded)

Sobre o Nutella (ingredientes graficamente) e um Q&A final interessante:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2017/jan/20/is-nutella-really-that-bad-for-you

As fotos que mostram o açúcar escondido nos alimentos (processados)

Excelente trabalho e forma de sensibilização. Em Castelhano (cada cubo = 4g de açúcar):
http://elcomidista.elpais.com/elcomidista/2016/12/22/articulo/1482431094_265029.html

Os muffins são bons mas são... Doces!

Dado o carácter adictivo do açúcar, eis algo a ter em conta:
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/567961/Pret-Manger-menu-muffin-sugar-ingredients-recommended-intake
Citando:
"A report on High Street goodies found Pret A Manger’s Double Berry Muffins contain 40g of sugar – 10 teaspoons of the white stuff.
And Pret’s Lemon Drizzle slice contains 72g of sugar, or 18 teaspoons."

Nestlé diz que vai reduzir em 40% o açúcar do chocolate

O que é bom para a saúde de quem os comer e óptimo para a sua saúde financeira (a alteração da estrutura do açúcar será patenteada):
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38167241
"The Swiss food giant, Nestle, says it has made a scientific breakthrough that can sharply cut the sugar in its chocolate.
The company, which makes Kitkat and Aero, says its researchers have found a way to structure sugar differently, so that it uses 40% less.
It claims this can be done without affecting the taste.
Nestle says it is patenting the findings, and it would start using the new sugar across its range from 2018.
Its scientists altered the structure of sugar so that it dissolves more quickly."
(...)
"Other food companies have made technological breakthroughs with ingredients. Six years ago, PepsiCo, which owns the Walkers crisp brand, developed a designer salt molecule that it said would allow it to use less sodium without affecting taste."

Bebidas energéticas, sim ou não?

Short answer: não. São uma má maneira de aceder à cafeína, apesar de uma lata conter tipicamente 80 mg e o limite diário ser cerca de 400 mg:


http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/what-red-bull-your-body-9309685

How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat - NYTimes.com

Artigo do NYT sobre o açúcar vs. as gorduras, que causou problemas até mais não desde então. Algumas evidências parecem estar a aparecer (investigação do New York Times):
How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat - NYTimes.com


Mais um artigo sobre o assunto:
http://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/health/study-details-sugar-industry-attempt-to-shape-science-1.3068502


E o estudo:
http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2548255

Artificial Sweeteners Aren’t the Answer to Obesity: Here’s Why | TIME

Artificial Sweeteners Aren’t the Answer to Obesity: Here’s Why | TIME

Citando:
"They’re supposed to be the sweet alternative to high-calorie, diabetes-causing sugar. But the latest science shows that artificial sweeteners may actually set us up for obesity and diabetes

Aspartame, saccharin, sucralose  - sugar alternatives go by many names, but share an almost irresistible promise: all the sweetness of sugar without the calories, weight gain and increased risk of diabetes that comes with uncontrolled amounts of sugar in the blood."

PS. Ligação para o artigo original (de 2014):
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature13793.html

Chamem açúcar ao açúcar - FDA

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/05/26/479494486/evaporated-cane-juice-puh-leeze-just-call-it-sugar-fda-says
Evaporated Cane Juice vs. Sugar.

Comida de plástico e danos nos rins

http://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/junk-food-can-harm-kidneys-as-much-as-type-2-diabetes-study-finds

Lucozade energy drink e o açúcar

Mais precisamente 500ml - 64g (!)
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/diet-fitness/514314/What-Lucozade-does-to-your-body-will-shock-you-sugar-original-orange-energy

Unilever reage a taxas sobre açúcar (UK)

o presidente da Unilever (um dos maiores fabricantes da indústria alimentar) está tão preocupado que se manifesta (lançando a dúvida?):
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jan/25/unilever-boss-warns-uk-against-sugar-tax


Os resultados da Unilever em 2015 foram de 53,3 mil milhões de euros (PT-BR):
http://exame2.com.br/mobile/negocios/noticias/unilever-ve-mais-volatilidade-apos-crescimento-das-vendas


Act. 2016-01-25: Adicionados resultados de 2015

Reduzir calorias reduzindo... O tamanho!

Redução de calorias de gelados da forma mais saudável possível: reduzindo o tamanho (mas convenientemente mantendo o preço):
http://m.independent.ie/life/food-drink/food-news/cornetto-and-magnum-to-shrink-significantly-but-the-price-will-remain-the-same-34390506.html


Parecido com a eventual futura redução do tamanho dos pacotes de açúcar de café (7-8g para 3-4g)?

Sugar tax should be set at 50%, say obesity experts | UK Politics | News | The Independent

Sugar tax should be set at 50%, say obesity experts | UK Politics | News | The Independent

Açúcar novo inimigo público n.1 (EUA)

Parecido com a questão do álcool no RU, as novas linhas orientadoras para alimentação (link no artigo) nos EUA colocam o açúcar como inimigo público n.1:
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/01/sugar-is-the-new-public-health-enemy-1/423207/ Quoting: Governments try to reduce consumption of the sweet stuff through guidelines and taxes.