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¿Es el azúcar extrínseco un vehículo para la grasa dietética?
1University Department of Medicine, Bristol Royal Infirmary, UK.
Lancet (London, England)
|June 17, 1995
Resumen
Es poco probable que la reducción de la ingesta de azúcares refinados aumente el consumo de grasas en la dieta. El azúcar extrínseco en realidad puede mejorar la ingesta de grasa al aumentar la palatabilidad, particularmente a través de alimentos como pasteles y galletas.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencias de la Nutrición Ciencias de la Nutrición
- Los hábitos alimenticios.
- Salud Cardiovascular La salud cardiovascular.
Sus antecedentes:
- Las pautas de alimentación saludable a menudo recomiendan reducir la ingesta de azúcares refinados.
- Existe la preocupación de que la restricción de azúcar puede conducir a un aumento de la grasa en la dieta, lo que podría aumentar el riesgo de enfermedades cardiovasculares.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar la relación entre la ingesta extrínseca de azúcar y el consumo de grasa en la dieta.
- Para determinar si la limitación del azúcar refinado afecta la ingesta total de grasas.
Principales métodos:
- El análisis de regresión se utilizó para examinar los determinantes de la ingesta de grasas en la dieta.
- La ingesta de alimentos se evaluó a través de registros de alimentos pesados de 4 días en un estudio.
- Una gran encuesta poblacional analizó los hábitos alimenticios de hombres y mujeres.
Principales resultados:
- Se observó una correlación positiva entre el azúcar extrínseco y la ingesta total de grasas en hombres y mujeres.
- El aumento de la ingesta de azúcares extrínsecos se relacionó con un mayor consumo de grasas endulzadas, principalmente de pasteles y galletas.
- El cuartil más alto de consumidores de azúcar tenía una ingesta diaria de grasas significativamente más alta en comparación con el cuartil más bajo.
Conclusiones:
- Es poco probable que la disminución de la ingesta de azúcares extrínsecos se asocie con un aumento de la ingesta de grasas.
- El azúcar extrínseco puede servir como un vehículo para la grasa, mejorando la palatabilidad y fomentando el consumo.
- Las intervenciones dietéticas que se centran en la reducción de azúcares refinados pueden no representar un riesgo cardiovascular a través del aumento de la ingesta de grasas.
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