In a report today, the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about sugar, saying that such causes too many health problems, such as obesity, diabetes, cancer, tooth decay, and heart disease. According to one story I read today (that I lost due to a computer crash and cannot relocate), experts said that about one half of all Europeans and 61 percent of all Americans are overweight, and with the spread of Western customs spreading around the world, the problem is becoming global. The sugar industry is fighting the report, saying that there is not enough evidence to back up what WHO is saying.
Another report released today, researchers linked obesity to cancer problems.
Researchers spent 16 years evaluating 900,000 people who were cancer-free when the study began in 1982. They concluded that excess weight may account for 14 percent of all cancer deaths in men and 20 percent of those in women.Posted by Tiger at April 23, 2003 11:02 PM