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Sweet Bites Newsletter
Issue 65 | July 2021
In This Issue
FEATURE: Preventing dementia
NEWS: Confusion around ‘ultra-processed foods’
NEWS: Book review: For Goodness Sake Let’s Talk Sugar
Welcome
Welcome to Issue 65 of Sweet Bites. In this issue we look at the global health challenge of dementia and summarise a recent report on how it might be prevented, a very important question in an aging population.
Our News items are UK research showing confusion around the foods classified as ‘ultra-processed’, and a review on a new book written by dietitian Yvonne Webb called ‘Let’s talk sugar’.
From the journals we’ve gathered three papers on sugars, carbohydrates and health. 1) Postprandial glycaemic dips predict appetite and energy intake in healthy individuals; 2) Associations between dietary patterns and the incidence of total and fatal cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in 116,806 individuals from the UK Biobank: a prospective cohort study; and 3) Retailer-led healthy pricing interventions: a pilot study within aquatic and recreation centres in Victoria, Australia.
We hope you enjoy this issue and invite you to be in touch if you have any feedback or suggestions for topics for future article.
Monthly Feature
Preventing dementia
Dementia is a serious health challenge in Australasia and globally, so it is worth examining how it might be prevented.
News
Confusion around ‘ultra-processed foods’
UK research shows there is confusion around the increasingly used term ‘ultra-processed foods’.
Book review: For Goodness Sake Let’s Talk Sugar
A new book written by a dietitian takes a sensible approach to a often controversial subject: sugar.
Research Updates
We have three papers to share on sugars, carbohydrates and health:
Postprandial glycaemic dips predict appetite and energy intake in healthy individuals.
Postprandial glucose dips 2-3h after a meal are a better predictor of postprandial self-reported hunger and subsequent energy intake than peak glucose or glucose iAUC (incremental area under the curve) 0-2 hours. Read more here.
Associations between dietary patterns and the incidence of total and fatal cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in 116,806 individuals from the UK Biobank: a prospective cohort study.
The main dietary pattern with a positive linear association with total CVD (HR 1.4) and all-cause mortality (HR 1.37) was characterised by high intakes of chocolate and confectionery, butter, low fibre bread and low intake of fruits and vegetables. Read more here.
Retailer-led healthy pricing interventions: a pilot study within aquatic and recreation centres in Victoria, Australia.
Everyday price changes resulted in decreases in demand for unhealthy items, but also resulted in reduced retailer revenue. Discounted healthy bundles or deals at a specific time of day had a null effect on sales. Read more here.
About Us
The Sugar Nutrition Resource Centre (SNRC) is committed to providing health care professionals with evidence-based information on sugar and nutrition.
Our work continues to be guided by scientific experts from Australia and New Zealand.
As always, we would love to hear any feedback from you.
About the Editor
NICOLE SENIOR
Nutritionist, Sydney
Nicole is an experienced Accredited Practising Dietitian and Nutritionist, author, speaker, blogger, cook and food enthusiast with an interest in turning evidence based nutrition guidelines into sensible, achievable and enjoyable everyday eating advice and supporting other food and health professionals to do the same.
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