Abstract
This study evaluated the impact of calories from sugar on the calorie share of other macronutrients in the Brazilian family diet. The study's estimates are based on data from the Household Budget Survey conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics from July 2002 to June 2003. Multiple linear regression models were used to study the impact of sugar calories on each of the macronutrients in household food acquisition, controlling for total energy content in food acquisition and socio-demographic variables. Each calorie from sugar purchases increases the share of calories from fat by 0.3 calories and decreases the share of calories from protein by 0.7 calories. Each calorie of sugar from processed foods increases the share from fat by 1.6 calories and the share from saturated fatty acids by 0.4 calories and decreases the share from non-sugar carbohydrates by 0.8 calories. The findings shed further light on the harmful role of sugar for human health.
Highlights
Evidências apontam para o aumento da prevalência de obesidade e sobrepeso, em paralelo à redução da desnutrição, ao redor do mundo 1
This study evaluated the impact of calories from sugar on the calorie share of other macronutrients in the Brazilian family diet
Each calorie from sugar purchases increases the share of calories from fat by 0.3 calories and decreases the share of calories from protein by 0.7 calories
Summary
As informações dos alimentos adquiridos em cada domicílio dizem respeito ao registro de todas as aquisições de alimentos feitas durante um período de sete dias consecutivos, incluindo quantidade, unidade de medida com seu equivalente em peso ou volume, valor da despesa, local de compra e a forma de obtenção do alimento
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