Trends in added sugar supply and consumption in Australia: there is an Australian Paradox

BMC Public Health

Jennie C Brand-Miller¹  Alan W Barclay² 

[1] School of Molecular Bioscience, Biochemistry Building, G08, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, NSW, Australia;Australian Diabetes Council, 26 Arundel Street, Glebe 2037, NSW, Australia

关键词: Food supply;    Obesity;    Sugar;    Public health;   

Others  :  1161724
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-13-898

 received in 2013-09-11, accepted in 2013-09-12,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

In 2011, Barclay and Brand-Miller reported the observation that trends in refined sugar consumption in Australia were the inverse of trends in overweight and obesity (The Australian Paradox). Rikkers et al. claim that the Australian Paradox is based on incomplete data because the sources utilised did not incorporate estimates for imported processed foods. This assertion is incorrect. Indeed, national nutrition surveys, sugar consumption data from the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation, the Australian Bureau of Statistics and Australian beverage industry data all incorporated data on imported products.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Barclay and Brand-Miller; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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