Original Research Cited by European Commission/European Food Safety Authority Report (2022): Tolerable upper intake level for dietary sugars

Keller, Amélie (Participant)
O'Reilly, Eilis (Participant)

School of Public Health

Impact: Health Impact, Social Impact

Narrative

Our research in 6 European and US cohorts that showed more consumption of sugar sweetened beverages increased cardiovascular morbidity and death was used as evidence in a EU/EFSA report on upper limits of sugar intake. The report was subsequently cited in 59 policy documents and 300+ papers.

Impact status	Open
Category of impact	Health Impact, Social Impact

SDGs impacted

SDG 3 - Good Health and Wellbeing
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

Documents & Links

From executive summary "Following a request from the national food competent authorities of five European countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver a Scientific Opinion on the tolerable upper intake level (UL) for dietary sugars on the basis of available data on chronic metabolic diseases, pregnancy-related endpoints and dental caries. Based on the available BoE and related uncertainties, the Panel considers that the intake of added and free sugars should be as low as possible in the context of a nutritionally adequate diet. The Panel notes that decreasing the intake of added and free sugars would decrease the intake of total sugars to a similar extent. The information provided in this opinion can assist EU Member States in setting goals for populations and/or recommendations for individuals in their country, taking into account the nutritional status, the actual composition of available foods and the known patterns of intake of foods and nutrients of the specific populations for which they are developed. "

Original Research Cited by European Commission/European Food Safety Authority Report (2022): Tolerable upper intake level for dietary sugars

Narrative

SDGs impacted

Documents & Links

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Research output

Substitution of sugar-sweetened beverages for other beverages and the risk of developing coronary heart disease: Results from the Harvard Pooling Project of Diet and Coronary Disease