Recently the WHO has released a draft guideline recommending that sugar intake be not more than 25g per day in adults. The guideline has been showing up in news items and I thought it was worth having a closer look at this topic. There has been a lot of research on sugar and artificial sweeteners looking at their impact on oral health, obesity, diabetes and kidney disease. Here is a link to the WHO guideline, some interesting videos from TEDtalks and The National you might want to share with your patients and a few recent articles. As always if you want more information about this topic or any other topic please request a literature search from us<http://bit.ly/1iJYp87>.
WHO Draft Guideline: Sugars intake for adults and children<http://bit.ly/1pyxm2Q>.
See the videos & articles on our blog post at: http://bit.ly/1o0MH0R
What Does the Spleen Do? Harvard Medical School<http://bit.ly/1cxf1Ta> [4:10 min]
The students of the Harvard Medical School have created this spoof of “The Fox (What does the Fox Say?)” by Ylvis to explain the shape, appearance and function of the spleen. If you can’t get enough of the song or need a creative way to reach a younger crowd this video is for you.
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