title: Sugar and nutritional extremism.
abstract: For many, sugar represents a threat to their health, a perception that is driven by increase in the prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and metabolic disorders, which directly or indirectly is connected with the consumption of sugar. However, is sugar to blame for this health crisis, or are sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy diet equally important? Today, sugars and fats are being targeted for restriction or even prohibition. Should we get rid of sugar altogether and/or does it merit a reprieve? Is the effort to "outlaw" sugars a symptom of nutritional extremism that can be as harmful as any other type of extremism?
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pig Breeding , Institute of Animal Science Prague, Uhrineves, Komenskeho , Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Jaroslava
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Belkova
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pig Breeding , Institute of Animal Science Prague, Uhrineves, Komenskeho , Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Miroslav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rozkot
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pig Breeding , Institute of Animal Science Prague, Uhrineves, Komenskeho , Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Danek
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pig Breeding , Institute of Animal Science Prague, Uhrineves, Komenskeho , Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pig Breeding , Institute of Animal Science Prague, Uhrineves, Komenskeho , Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matonohova
authors.affiliation: b Contipro Pharma , A.S., Dolni Dobrouc , Czech Republic.|c School of Agriculture Lanskroun , Lanskroun , Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Iva
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Podhorna
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D064427:Nutritive Sweeteners / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence; D057185:Sedentary Behavior
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D064427:Nutritive Sweeteners
keywords: Sugar; diabetes; metabolic disorders; obesity