Graham, you are selective once more and obviously have little understanding of the funding of a project, the piece of research you refer to is just that, a piece of research by scientists.It's main funders were the National Heart Foundation of Australia and the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia.
various food companies donated foods for the study. The foods were needed as this was needed as providing them was a way of keeping the integrity of the diets, as you must by now realise any research into diets is beset with the problem of adherance(maybe you think the researchers should 'grow their own) The firm you refer to not only has large interests in fruit and veg, they are virtually all aspects of beef production !
Bluenoseol,
I'm sorry for the diversion to your thread .
Your original phrase about sugary foods really has to be taken within the context of the whole advice. I agrre that as written, particularly in the online version it gives the wrong impresion. I can see where they are coming from.
1)A maximum of 10% of diet to be added sugar is given by the FSA as 'allowable'. This is much less than eaten in the 'average' diet. A recent study in the UK found that amongst overweight people ' underestimated the amount of sugar they consumed each day; those who ate the most consumed as much as 207g a day - that's nearly 52 spoonfuls and four times the recommended daily limit - hidden in everyday foods'
2) It says may.. it neither prescribes nor proscribes. Many, (most) peoples reaction to forbidden foods will be to stop eating them for a while, then break their diet and binge. (just read the Christmas thread or various threads on 'falling off the wagon'. The organisation is suggesting lifestyle changes to be part of everyday life.
3)Some sugar, as part of a mixed meal will not have the quite the same effect on glycaemia as if eaten by itself or as drunk in the form of sugary bevarages. Quite frequently other parts of the meal or the manufacturing process lower the GI.(amazingly Frosties have a relatively low Gi, a reaon to use common sense with GI tables)
The detailed advice says
Limit sugar and sugary foods
This does not mean you need to eat a sugar-free diet. Sugar can be used in foods and in baking as part of a healthy diet. Using sugar-free, no added sugar or diet fizzy drinks/squashes, instead of sugary versions can be an easy way to reduce the sugar in your diet.
4) Having said that, I feel that they should make clear that calories from added sugar are 'empty' and contain no value in the diet and that the 10% is better as an occasional rather than an everyday part of the diet.
5) The advice was written before the American Heart organisation changed their advice in August. They have changed from the 10% to no more than 100 calories a day (6 teaspoons.. compared with the average American of 22 teaspoons or 355 calories). Given the international nature of dietary guidelines, perhaps the FSA and subsequently Diabetes UK will revise their guidelines.
Finally, as an aside, and a way of explanation. As Ally says there are some ex members of this forum that caused animosity on here, one of whom continues to take postings out of context, quoting them and resorting to mockiery on a blog site. This is a form of cyberbullyiing and is very upsetting and disturbing.Even in this thread there was a veiled reference to the perpetrator.
That is why people perhaps become rather 'touchy' in their responses and I'm sorry for how that effects discusions still.
