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The State of Victoria and the Department of Health shall not bear any liability for reliance by any user on the materials contained on this website. Skip to main content. Healthy eating. Home Healthy eating. Actions for this page Listen Print. Summary Read the full fact sheet. On this page. Sugar in moderation Sugar and obesity Having too much sugar Soft drinks are high in sugar Fats in sweet foods Carbohydrates and glucose A small amount of sugar is safe for people with diabetes Glycaemic index People with diabetes need low GI foods Sugar and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Tooth decay and sugar Where to get help.
Sugar and obesity There has been a lot of debate about the link between high sugar intake and being overweight or obese.
Soft drinks are high in sugar Sweetened drinks are heavily advertised, cheap and commonly available. Fats in sweet foods Sugars are often found together with fats in foods like chocolate, biscuits and cakes. Carbohydrates and glucose Your body breaks down carbohydrates and converts them into a simple sugar called glucose. A small amount of sugar is safe for people with diabetes There is no evidence that a diet high in sugar directly causes either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Recent studies have suggested a link between foods with a high GI and a number of conditions including: Abdominal obesity Type 2 diabetes High cholesterol Hypertension high blood pressure Heart disease.
People with diabetes need low GI foods The glycaemic index is a useful tool for people with diabetes to help regulate their glucose levels. Sugar and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder There is no evidence to suggest a direct link between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD and the consumption of sugar. Tooth decay and sugar Sugar and tooth decay are closely linked.
Ways to reduce the risk of tooth decay include: Cut down on sticky, sugary foods like lollies. Drink water instead of cordials, soft drinks and juices. Allow at least two hours between meals. Brush and floss regularly and after meals. Drink fluoridated water or use fluoride treatments. Visit the dentist regularly.
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Support groups 5 ways to a healthy lifestyle. Be healthier. Being a healthy woman. Eat for health. Fitting more fruit and vegetables into your diet. From other websites Diabetes Australia Victoria. Interviewer: All right so you drink a 64 oz soda, you're getting an amount of sugar, how much food would you have to eat to get that kind of sugar? Juan Gallegos: Well that would be a lot because in the past we did have availability of all this food readily available to us, so our bodies and our genes were adapted to struggle with being undernourished for most of the time.
But yes, over the last several hundred years that has changed and now it's very easy for us to obtain our food without having to chase after it. Interviewer: You know if you eat a lot of sugar, in a teaspoon, it would take you a lot of potatoes to get that amount of sugar.
Announcer: Want The Scope delivered straight to your inbox? Enter your email address at TheScopeRadio. Subscribe to Our e-Newsletter. Find a doctor or location close to you so you can get the health care you need, when you need it. Interviewer: Yeah. Interviewer: Or specific elements like even sugar. There are also some noted interaction effects between glucose and fructose, in that glucose enables fructose absorption from the gut, while fructose can accelerate glucose uptake and storage in the liver.
Instead, it will be metabolised by the microbes in the gut, which may improve microbial diversity and help prevent disease. The fibre will also mean a slower rise in blood glucose, which has shown to have positive health effects. It is easy to over-consume sugar in juice and sweet drinks, as they contain mostly water and sugar. One glass of orange juice can contain concentrated sugar from five or six whole oranges.
And while it is easy to drink that much sugar, you would be less likely to eat that many oranges in one go. Fizzy drinks do not make you feel full as quickly as foods do. This makes them easy to over-consume. And a small fizzy drink contains nine teaspoons of added sugar, so drinking just one can means that you have almost reached your recommended maximum intake for that whole day.
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