Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Cutting down on sugar has a small but significant effect on body weight, study finds

Reducing sugar intake has a small but significant effect on body weight in adults, according to a new study. Although the effect is relatively small (an average reduction of 0.8 kg), the findings provide some support for international guidelines to cut sugar intake to less than 10% of total energy to help reduce the global obesity epidemic.![](http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/obesity/~4/1-z4Q78wxo8)

URL: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/obesity/~3/1-z4Q78wxo8/130115190208.htm

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