Tag: sugar
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Added Sugar Constitutes 13 Percent of Daily Caloric Intake for Americans, Says CDC Report
A recent report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has allegedly found that “approximately 13% of adults’ total caloric intakes came from added sugars between 2005 and 2010” despite government recommendations that “no more than 5% to 15% of calories should come from solid fats and added sugars.” R. Bethene Ervin,…
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Legal Issues Raised If Sugar Is Deemed “Addictive”
In a recently published article, psychology and law professors discuss research tending to show that the low-cost, highly refined, widely available sugars consumed by Americans may fit the developing definition of an addictive substance and consider whether such a finding would justify a range of legal and regulatory responses. Ashley Gearhardt, et al., “If Sugar…
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FDA Secures Consent Decree from New Jersey Bakery over Labeling Issues
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a federal court has approved a consent decree with Clifton, New Jersey-based Butterfly Bakery, Inc. over claims that it distributed misbranded food products, such as muffins and snack cakes. United States v. Butterfly Bakery Inc., No. 13-669 (D.N.J., order entered March 5, 2013). Under the agreement, the…
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RWJF Issues Recommendations for Healthier Beverages
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF’s) Healthy Eating Research (HER) panel has released a set of age-based “Recommendations for Healthier Beverages” that urge government buildings, workplaces and other public venues to increase the availability of water and unflavored milk as replacements for high-calorie beverages. Billed as “an advisory panel of prominent researchers, nutritionists and policy experts,”…
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IATP Webinar to Feature Anti-Sugar Crusader Robert Lustig
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) has announced a March 18, 2013, webinar to discuss how “America’s sweet-laden diet is helping drive obesity and chronic metabolic disease.” Titled “Sickly Sweet: The Science and Policy of Fructose Overconsumption in America,” the webinar will reportedly be led by Robert Lustig, a specialist in neuroendocrinology at…
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Population Study Examines Role of Sugar Availability in Diabetes Prevalence
A recent study has purportedly linked increased sugar availability to the prevalence of type 2 diabetes among overall populations. Sanjay Basu, et al., “The Relationship of Sugar to Population-Level Diabetes Prevalence: An Econometric Analysis of Repeated Cross-Sectional Data,” PLOS One, February 2013. Researchers with Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley, and University of California, San…
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FDA Seeks Comments on Sweeteners in Flavored Milk
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) have filed a petition requesting that the agency amend the standard of identity for milk and 17 other dairy products “to provide for the use of any safe and suitable sweetener as an…
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CSPI Urges FDA to Set Limit for “Added Sugars” in Beverages
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has submitted a petition to the Food and Drug Administration, asking the agency to set limits on the amount of sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) allowed in beverages. CSPI also implores FDA to make the Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) status of HFCS and sucrose…