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Research shows consumption of sugar at levels considered safe could be deadly

Posted: August 14, 2013 |   Comments



(http://natmonitor.com) A study from the University of Utah has shown that sugar consumption equal to three cans of soda per day can cause drastic and even deadly health problems.

"Our results provide evidence that added sugar consumed at concentrations currently considered safe exerts dramatic adverse impacts on mammalian health," the researchers said in their study, "Human-relevant levels of added sugar consumption increase female mortality and lower male fitness in mice," which was published August 13 in Nature Communications.

The researchers confined groups of mice to room-sized pens with multiple nesting areas in order to observe behavioral changes in a more natural environment. One group of mice was fed a diet of 25 percent extra sugar, which is the equivalent of a human diet plus three cans of soda per day, the control group was fed a regular diet.

The researchers observed that, when fed the extra-sugar diet, the mortality rate for females doubled and males controlled 26% fewer territories and produced 25 percent less offspring.

"This demonstrates the adverse effects of added sugars at human-relevant levels," stated senior author and biology professor Wayne Potts.

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