The Scientific Basis of Guideline Recommendations on Sugar Intake
Authors: C. Albert Yeung
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2017)

Letters1 August 2017The Scientific Basis of Guideline Recommendations on Sugar IntakeC. Albert Yeung, MPhil, MPH, MMedSciC. Albert Yeung, MPhil, MPH, MMedSciFrom National Health Service Lanarkshire, Bothwell, United Kingdom.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L17-0253 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Erickson and colleagues' systematic review (1) challenges recommendations by public health officials that persons should decrease sugar consumption and declares that a clear link between consumption of added sugars and health effects is lacking. The authors state that the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (2) did not cite any previously published studies as evidence for its recommendations. However, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released an extensive appendix (3) that shows previously published studies as evidence. The U.S. Department of Agriculture also released a 500-page report (4) that provides evidence from previously published studies ...References1. Erickson J, Sadeghirad B, Lytvyn L, Slavin J, Johnston BC. The scientific basis of guideline recommendations on sugar intake. A systematic review. Ann Intern Med. 2017;166:257-67. [PMID: 27992898]. doi:10.7326/M16-2020 LinkGoogle Scholar2. U.S. Department of Agriculture; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2015–2020. 8th ed. Washington, DC: US Gov Pr Off; 2015. Google Scholar3. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Advisory Report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; February 2015. Google Scholar4. U.S. Department of Agriculture. A Series of Systematic Reviews on the Relationship between Dietary Patterns and Health Outcomes. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture; March 2014. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From National Health Service Lanarkshire, Bothwell, United Kingdom.Disclosures: Authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L17-0253. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoThe Scientific Basis of Guideline Recommendations on Sugar Intake Jennifer Erickson , Behnam Sadeghirad , Lyubov Lytvyn , Joanne Slavin , and Bradley C. Johnston The Scientific Basis of Guideline Recommendations on Sugar Intake Stephen Strum The Scientific Basis of Guideline Recommendations on Sugar Intake Behnam Sadeghirad and Bradley C. Johnston Metrics 1 August 2017Volume 167, Issue 3Page: 218-219KeywordsConflicts of interestDietDisclosureEvidence based medicinePrevention, policy, and public healthSystematic reviews ePublished: 1 August 2017 Issue Published: 1 August 2017 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2017 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...