Association between sugar consumption, sociodemographic, anthropometric and biochemical profiles : original research

Background : The increase in prevalence of coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity and abnormal blood lipid levels has raised the question of a possible relationship between these conditions and the consumption of sugar. Objectives : This study investigated the sugar consumption of financially-restricted Black women in Mangaung, South Africa. Method : Five hundred women were selected randomly and divided into younger (25-34 years) and older (35-44 years) groups. Dietary intake, sociodemographic status, anthropometry and biochemical data were obtained. Total sugar (TS) and added sugar (AS) consumption were compared between older and younger women as well as sociodemographic, anthropometric and biochemical categories. Results : AS intake contributed 12% and 13% of total energy intake in younger and older women, respectively. AS consumption was higher in younger women living in brick houses and those who possessed a microwave oven. In older women, it was higher in husband-headed households. Underweight women with the lowest body mass index had higher sugar consumption than overweight and/or obese women. Women with a lower body fat percentage had a higher AS consumption than women with a high body fat percentage. Sugar consumption was significantly lower in younger women with elevated serum lymphocyte counts. TS and AS consumption was higher in younger women with elevated serum glucose levels. Older women with elevated serum insulin had a significantly higher TS consumption compared to those with normal insulin concentrations. Conclusion : The amounts of TS and AS consumed by women in this observational study were unlikely to contribute to overweight and/or obesity. Association entre consommation de sucre et profils sociodémographiques, anthropométriques et biochimiques Contexte : La prévalence croissante de la cardiopathie coronarienne, du diabète de type 2, de l'obésité et de taux anormaux de lipides a soulevé la question d'une relation possible entre ces maladies et la consommation de sucre. Objectifs : Cette étude a enquêté sur la consommation de sucre des femmes noires financièrement limitées à Mangaung en Afrique du Sud. Méthode : Un groupe de cinq cents femmes ont été sélectionnées aléatoirement et divisé en deux groupes: les 25-34 ans et les 35-44 ans. Des données sur la consommation alimentaire, le statut sociodémographique, l'anthropométrie et la biochimie ont été recueillies. La consommation de Sucres Totaux (ST) et de Sucres Ajoutés (SA),