It seems that we’re always quick to pin the blame on someone when it comes to rising obesity levels, fat, carbohydrates, and now it seems to be the turn of sugar alone.

 

So, is sugar really the one to blame? Let’s clear this up very quickly, an increase in overall food intake is to blame!

 

Consider that most people have a tendency to under report their calorie intake and over report their activity levels and you can see where the problem lies, people eat more and exercise less than they think.

 

Recent studies suggest that over the last 40 years the average daily calorie intake has in fact increased close to 500 calories, of which sugar? A mere 40 or so of these.

 

The problem is, chronic overconsumption of any food will lead to weight gain when calorie intake exceeds calorie expenditure, there’s no getting away from that.

 

This is not at all to say that you are free to consume as much sugar as you like so long as not to go over this threshold, that could be detrimental to your health.

 

Many people do over consume sugar in comparison to other nutrient rich foods and would benefit from eating more protein, fruit and vegetables, but to try and pin obesity on an individual food substance without looking at the bigger picture would be very naive.

Based on information supplied by Jamie Tucker.