Carbohydrate Nutrition News
March 4, 2015 - Carbohydrate Nutrition News
WHO 10% Free Sugars Guideline Based on Tooth Decay, not Obesity; Unchanged from the March 2014 Draft Guideline
The World Health Organization (WHO) final 10% guideline on free sugars intake continues to be based on evidence related to tooth decay, not overweight or obesity....February 6, 2015 - Carbohydrate Nutrition News
Worldwide trends in sugars intake - stable or declining
Dietary intake of sugars is a controversial public health issue and published data relating to trends in sugars intake are relatively sparse....December 17, 2014 - Carbohydrate Nutrition News
Editorial by Drs. Tom Wolever and John Sievenpiper "Revised food labeling in North America: the blind leading the blind?"
Earlier this year the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed several changes to the US Nutrition Facts panel, including the declaration of “Added Sugars”....November 20, 2014 - Carbohydrate Nutrition News
Gibneyonfood "Sugar: Bad science - Great headlines"
An observational study by Pase et al. (1) assessing the link between fruit juice consumption and blood pressure was recently published in the journal Appetite, which suggested that frequent intake of fruit juice was associated with higher aortic blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart disease....November 12, 2014 - Carbohydrate Nutrition News
Confusion regarding CSI school information session
The Canadian Sugar Institute is a non-profit association which maintains a scientific Nutrition Information Service staffed by qualified nutrition professionals....September 10, 2014 - Carbohydrate Nutrition News
CSI Comment on Heart & Stroke Foundation Position Statement on Sugar, Heart Disease and Stroke
Heart disease and stroke are serious public health concerns....August 7, 2014 - Carbohydrate Nutrition News
New US consumer study shows that "Added Sugars" labelling is confusing
A consumer research study was commissioned by the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation and conducted in June and July 2014 by an independent research firm, Turner Research Network of Dunwoody, GA....July 21, 2014 - Carbohydrate Nutrition News
Canadian Sugar Institute Supports Science-Based Information about Sugars on Food Labels
The Canadian Sugar Institute is supportive of the food labelling modernization initiative to improve consumer access to accurate labelling information, and Health Canada's objective to ensure the nutrition label is based on up-to-date scientific information and consumption habits....June 23, 2014 - Carbohydrate Nutrition News
CSI presented research at two National conferences in June 2014
The CSI Manager of Nutrition and Scientific Affairs, Dr. Flora Wang, participated in the research poster presentations at the Canadian Nutrition Society Annual Meeting in St. John's, NL (June 5-7)....May 12, 2014 - Carbohydrate Nutrition News
