Sugar Basics
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Sugar industry questions scientific basis for sugar recommendations in next Dietary Guidelines
November 30, 2023
“The Sugar Association has presented a new argument in the ongoing public debate over how much sugar Americans should be told to consume in their daily diet… Specifically, the group, which represents US sugar beet and sugar cane farmers, processors, and refiners, argues that while dietary recommendations for nutrients like sugar should be based on […]
National Real Sugar Day yields sweet results for charities and a Minnesota high school
November 30, 2023
“The second annual National Real Sugar Day on Oct. 14, 2023, was a celebration of people: those who grow sugarbeet and sugar cane crops and work in the American sugar industry, and everyone who enjoys eating, baking and cooking with real sugar. After its successful debut on the National Day Calendar last year, the event has grown in scope […]
The feds mull how to handle added sugars
November 7, 2023
“The FDA on Monday held a five-hour virtual public meeting that basically posed the questions: How should the federal government best help American consumers cut back on added sugars? The consensus was pretty clear: American are consuming too much added sugars… On the flip side, I didn’t hear any discussion of the fact that added […]
DGAC urged to be guided by realism
October 5, 2023
Brief comments from dozens of organizations were submitted as video presentations or delivered live virtually for the third public meeting of the DGAC held Sept. 12-13. [...]
Groups say realism needed for Dietary Guidelines
October 4, 2023
Pragmatism, rigorous science and affordability are among considerations that should be front and center for the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC), according to a range of industry and other groups.[...]
Domino Sugar plant, doubles down on local production
September 25, 2023
Baltimore’s waterfront was once the city’s economic engine, producing canned oysters, spices, umbrellas, garments, hats, ships and steel. One by one all of them shut down or moved except for Domino. The Baltimore plant survived years of demonization when sugar was variously called toxic and a poison, and blamed for obesity, diabetes and heart disease. […]
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