Food source of sugars matters! Summative evidence supporting the need for more nuanced public health recommendations when it comes to sugars
Date: Monday, October 16, 2023
Time: 12:00 - 13:00 ET
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Speaker: Laura Chiavaroli, PhD (University of Toronto)
Webinar description:
Sugars, specifically fructose-containing sugars, are implicated in obesity and downstream cardiometabolic complications. Although sugar sweetened beverages providing excess energy consistently show increases in body weight and are associated with increased risk of obesity, it remains uncertain as to whether there is any relationship between other food sources of fructose-containing sugars and adiposity at different levels of energy control. This is of particular importance since a nutrient-specific focus of sugars may negatively implicate some food sources of fructose-containing sugars, such as fruit, which are associated with health-promoting benefits. This webinar will present the results of a recent systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials which was conducted to better understand the effect of different food sources of fructose-containing sugars at various levels of energy control on body weight and other measures of adiposity, using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. The results from a series of systematic reviews and meta-analyses will also be reviewed to demonstrate the effects across cardiometabolic outcomes. The session will end with a discussion of the clinical implications of these results.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the webinar, participants should be able to:
- Define the role of food sources of fructose-containing sugars on adiposity;
- Understand the opportunity for more food-based approach to communication around sugars
Moderator: Jennifer Monk, PhD (University of Guelph)
About the Speaker:
Dr. Laura Chiavaroli is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and Affiliate Scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital. Her research program uses a variety of methodologies to assess cardiovascular and diabetes clinical practice guidelines on dietary patterns and Canadian food policies to support or enhance them, including the development of tools and strategies for translation.
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