Diet and nutritionSugar and children — sweets as an everyday poison?
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Michał Tombak calls white sugar a kind of drug, while Hubert Czerniak believes children should be denied sweets.
- Michał Tombak warns that daily sugar may disrupt metabolism and contribute to fatty liver disease.
- Michał Tombak advises replacing sugary sweets with honey-based ones, while Hubert Czerniak recommends denying children sweets.
- Jerzy Jaśkowski attributes increased blood sugar to sweetened products and drinks, and says cola-type and diet drinks also raise the risk of diabetes.
- Bracia Rodzeń link advertising for sweets and juices, as well as high-carbohydrate diets, to diseases affecting increasingly younger people.
What the authors write
Michał Tombak
White sugar is said to be addictive to children and adults.
„White sugar is a kind of drug, so it is addictive not only to the youngest, but also to adults. Sweets can be replaced with fruit mixtures containing honey. These treats, made from dried fruit and honey, contain natural vitamins A, B, C, D, E, PP, K and H; macro- and microelements such as sodium, potassium, iodine, manganese, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, iodine and selenium; organic acids, flavonoids and many other substances beneficial to health.”Biały cukier to w pewnym stopniu narkotyk, dlatego uzależnia nie tylko tych najmłodszych, ale i dorosłych. Słodycze można zamienić na mieszanki owocowe z dodatkiem miodu. Takie słodkości przygotowane z suszonych owoców i miodu zawierają naturalne witaminy: A, B, C, D, E, PP, K, H, makro- i mikroelementy: sód, potas, jod, mangan, wapń, magnez, żelazo, cynk, miedź, jod, selen, kwasy organiczne, flawonoidy i wiele innych pożytecznych dla zdrowia substancji.
Michał Tombak
Daily sugar may contribute to metabolic disorders and fatty liver disease.
„Consuming sugar every day may contribute to metabolic disorders and fatty liver disease. Fatty liver disease can lead to the development of many other diseases because the liver is one of the most important organs in the human body. It is also a chemical laboratory responsible for the metabolism of proteins, fats and carbohydrates.”Spożywany codziennie cukier może się przyczynić do zaburzeń przemiany materii i do stłuszczenia wątroby. Konsekwencją stłuszczenia wątroby jest rozwinięcie się wielu innych chorób, ponieważ wątroba to jeden z najważniejszych narządów w organizmie człowieka, to również chemiczne laboratorium odpowiedzialne za metabolizm: białek, tłuszczów i węglowodanów.
Michał Tombak
Sweets sweetened with sugar can be replaced with sweets made with honey or fruit mixtures with honey.
„So I advise replacing products sweetened with sugar with products sweetened with honey. Children like what we get them used to. White sugar is a kind of drug, so it is addictive not only to the youngest, but also to adults. Sweets can be replaced with fruit mixtures containing honey.”Radzę więc wyroby słodzone cukrem zamieniać na wyroby słodzone miodem. Dzieci lubią to, do czego je przyzwyczaimy. Biały cukier to w pewnym stopniu narkotyk, dlatego uzależnia nie tylko tych najmłodszych, ale i dorosłych. Słodycze można zamienić na mieszanki owocowe z dodatkiem miodu.
Michał Tombak
Michał Tombak gives a recommended honey intake for children of 30 g per day at ages 3–6 and 50 g at ages 6–16, provided they are not allergic to honey.
„There are various, often conflicting, opinions about how much honey to consume. I believe that the amount for a healthy adult is 50 to 100 g per day. For children aged 3 to 6, it is 30 g; for those aged 6 to 16, it is 50 g per day. Of course, this applies only if the children are not allergic to honey.”O dawkowaniu miodu można spotkać różne opinie, często sprzeczne. Ja natomiast uważam, że dawka dla zdrowej dorosłej osoby wynosi od 50 do 100 g na dobę. Dla dzieci od 3 do 6 lat – 30 g , od 6 do 16 lat – 50 g na dobę. Oczywiście, jeśli dzieci nie są uczulone na miód.
Jerzy Jaśkowski
Jerzy Jaśkowski claims that products sweetened with fructose or sweeteners, as well as sweetened drinks, raise blood sugar levels.
„It is known that all products bought in supermarkets that come in cups or cartons and are sweetened with fructose or sweeteners raise blood sugar levels. Unfortunately, all sweetened drinks also raise blood sugar levels—even those labelled as containing natural sugar or fructose—because manufacturers do not use natural fructose, but so-called”Wiadomo, że wszelkie produkty kupowane w supermarketach, a będące w kubeczkach, kartonikach, słodzone fruktozą lub słodzikami, podwyższają poziom cukru we krwi. Niestety, także wszelkie napoje słodzone – nawet, na których piszą, że naturalnym cukrem lub fruktozą – powodują wzrost poziomu cukru, ponieważ producenci nie używają naturalnej fruktozy, tylko tzw.
Jerzy Jaśkowski
Jerzy Jaśkowski cites a claim that children who drink around 33 ml of a cola-type drink per day have an 18% higher risk of type 2 diabetes.
„If a child drinks one such serving of a sweetened drink like Coca-Cola, around 33 ml a day, their risk of developing type 2 diabetes is 18% higher than that of children who do not drink it. Studies conducted by Sharon Fowler found that anyone who drinks these beverages every day for an average of 7 to 8 years is 65% more likely to be overweight than someone who does not drink them.”Jeżeli dziecko pije jedną taką porcję koło 33 ml dziennie napoju słodzonego typu coca-cola, to ma pewność wystąpienia cukrzycy typu 2 o 18% większą, aniżeli dzieci tego niepijące. Badania przeprowadzone przez Sharon Fowler wykazały, że każdy pijący takie napoje średnio przez 7 do 8 lat codziennie, jest narażony na nadwagę o 65% bardziej, aniżeli niepijący tych napojów.
Jerzy Jaśkowski
Jerzy Jaśkowski claims that diet drinks containing sweeteners increase the risk of type 2 diabetes by 67%.
„Studies have clearly shown that drinking diet beverages sweetened with artificial sweeteners increases the risk of type II diabetes by 67%, whether or not the person has gained weight. In the same group, the risk of metabolic syndrome increases by 38%.”Badania wykazały jednoznacznie, że picie napojów dietetycznych, słodzonych sztucznymi słodzikami, zwiększa ryzyko cukrzycy typu II o 67%, bez względu na to, czy chory przytył, czy też nie. W tej samej grupie ryzyko zespołu metabolicznego wzrasta o 38%.
Bracia Rodzeń
According to Bracia Rodzeń, advertising for sweets and juices, along with high-carbohydrate diets, is linked to serious diseases affecting increasingly younger people.
„These diseases are a real epidemic, and not just among adults. Because of widespread advertising and the positive image given to sweets and fruit juices, as well as commonly recommended high-carbohydrate diets, these serious diseases are affecting increasingly younger people. Find out how to reverse them without medication.”Te choroby, to prawdziwa plaga j nie tylko u dorosłych. Przez wszechobecną reklamę i ocieplanie wizerunku słodyczy, soków owocowych a także powszechnie zalecane diety wysokowęglowodanowe, te poważne choroby dotykają coraz młodsze osoby. Dowiedz się jak je wycofać bez leków.
Research from PubMed · Europe PMC
We selected 2 studies with the best, positive results. This is a selection, not a full review of all research.
Total number of studies on this topic in PubMed: 4 930.
A review found that limiting free sugars to less than 10% of energy intake is associated with less tooth decay.
Aim of the study: A systematic review of studies in humans was conducted to update the evidence on the association between the amount of sugar consumed and dental caries, and on the effect of restricting sugar intake to < 10% and < 5% of energy (E) on caries. The review was intended to inform the updating of World Health Organization guidelines on sugar consumption.
Results: Of the studies, 42 out of 50 in children and 5 out of 5 in adults reported at least one positive association between sugar and caries. There is moderate-quality evidence that caries is less common when free-sugar intake is < 10% E. With the < 5% E threshold, a significant relationship was observed, but the evidence was judged to be of very low quality. These findings are relevant to minimizing the risk of caries throughout life.
Money for the studynot stated
Do the authors have ties to companies?not stated
Did a manufacturer help with the study?unknown
Type of studyreview of many studies
“Not stated” does not mean nobody paid — the database does not always record it.
A meta-analysis found that reducing sugary drinks in children may reduce BMI gain.
Aim of the study: Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) have been implicated in fueling the obesity epidemic. This study aimed to update a synthesis of the evidence on SSBs and weight gain in children and adults.
Results: We identified 85 articles, including 48 in children (40 cohort studies, n = 91,713; 8 RCTs, n = 2783) and 37 in adults (21 cohort studies, n = 448,661; 16 RCTs, n = 1343). Among cohort studies, each additional serving per day of SSBs was associated with a 0.07-kg/m2 (95% CI: 0.04 kg/m2, 0.10 kg/m2) higher BMI in children and a 0.42-kg (95% CI: 0.26 kg, 0.58 kg) higher body weight in adults. RCTs in children showed less BMI gain with SSB-reduction interventions than in control groups (MD: -0.21 kg/m2; 95% CI: -0.40 kg/m2, -0.01 kg/m2). In adults, randomization to add SSBs to the diet led to greater body weight gain (MD: 0.83 kg; 95% CI: 0.47 kg, 1.19 kg), while removing SSBs led to weight loss (MD: -0.49 kg; 95% CI: -0.66 kg, -0.32 kg) compared with control groups. A positive linear dose-response association between SSB consumption and weight gain was found for all outcomes assessed.
Money for the studycompany together with others · City and County of San Francisco, International Nut and Dried Fruit Council, Ontario Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science
Do the authors have ties to companies?not stated
Did a manufacturer help with the study?YES
Type of studycombined analysis of many studies (meta-analysis)
“Not stated” does not mean nobody paid — the database does not always record it.
Perspectives and opinion materials
The content below presents the authors’ opinions, interpretations and hypotheses. It is not treated as equal to scientific studies and systematic reviews.
Orthomolecular Medicine News Service Opinion material
„In addition to removing refined sugar from the diet, avoiding artificial food dyes, and providing healthy food, pediatrician Ralph Campbell, MD, recommends giving children with ADHD a vitamin B complex supplement with breakfast, an additional 100 mg of B6 with another meal, and 200 mg or more of magnesium per day (13). Other helpful tips include limiting screen time and increasing exercise, especially outdoors. Dosage: The recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of magnesium for children aged one to three is 80 mg per day. For children aged four to five: 130 mg of magnesium per day.”In addition to removing refined sugar from the diet, avoiding artificial food dyes, and providing healthy food, pediatrician Ralph Campbell, MD, recommends a vitamin B complex supplement be given with breakfast, an additional 100 mg of B6 at another meal, and 200 mg or more of magnesium per day for ADHD children (13). Other helpful tips include limiting screen time and increasing exercise, especially in the outdoors. Dosage The recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of magnesium for children ages one to three is 80 mg per day. Children ages four to five: 130 mg magnesium per day.
Orthomolecular Medicine News Service Opinion material
„Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Is Related to Higher Trans Fatty Acids, Sugar Intake, and Micronutrient-Impaired Status in Schoolchildren of Bahia, Brazil. Nutrients. 2023 Jan 12;15(2):381. 41. Mariamenatu AH, Abdu EM.”Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Is Related to Higher Trans Fatty Acids, Sugar Intake, and Micronutrient-Impaired Status in Schoolchildren of Bahia, Brazil. Nutrients. 2023 Jan 12;15(2):381. 41. Mariamenatu AH, Abdu EM.
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