We now know with certainty that industrialists and sweetener manufacturers will do anything to continue poisoning the world. The Sugar Association and the Corn Refiners Association, for example, have paid millions of dollars to ensure that scientific research on sugars does not show any link between the consumption of their products and potential negative health consequences.
Similarly, when the University of Southern California revealed in a serious 2013 study that the high fructose content of syrup The Corn Refiners Association decided to pay its own researchers to prove that this information was false.
The power of these lobbies
It is such that they have managed to suppress the publication of compromising studies. They also threatened the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), because he had published a document that recommended limiting the consumption of added sugars because of their harmful impact on health.
The Sugar Association lobbied the WHO's executive board, warning that if they did not withdraw the study, the Sugar Association would persuade the U.S. Congress to withdraw their financial support. The following year, the WHO published its Global Strategy on Diet and Health without any mention of the study in question regarding sugar.
Thus, despite the overwhelming evidence of the impact of sugars and particularly fructose on obesity and chronic diseases that are rampant as true epidemics, the sugar lobby has succeeded in preventing official bodies from regulating the field of sugars.
It appears that the average American's diet today is 13% sugar. In the United Kingdom, a recent report by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) recommends limiting the daily intake of added sugar to 5% to avoid obesity and diabetes type 2. This is equivalent to 25 grams of sugar (2-3 teaspoons) per day for women and 35 grams (3-4 teaspoons) for men.
Sugar consumption
According to competent nutritionists, a good preventive measure would be to restrict sugar consumption (including fructose) to 25 grams from all sources. This includes carbohydrates from starchy foods. They provide about 50% of daily energy intake and are also significantly involved in the risk of developing insulin resistance.
Anyone who is diabetic, overweight, has high blood pressure, heart disease or cancer should limit their sugar intake (including fructose) to no more than 15 grams daily.