BIGG

Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
Note d’information sur l’apport de sucres recommandé pour les adultes et les enfants dans la directive de l’OMS
Nota informativa sobre la ingesta de azúcares recomendada en la directriz de la OMS para adultos y niños

Ano de publicação: 2015

This guideline provides updated global, evidence-informed recommendations on the intake of free sugars to reduce the risk of NCDs in adults and children, with a particular focus on the prevention and control of unhealthy weight gain and dental caries. The recommendations in this guideline can be used by policy-makers and programme managers to assess current intake levels of free sugars in their countries relative to a benchmark. They can also be used to develop measures to decrease intake of free sugars, where necessary, through a range of public health interventions. Examples of such interventions and measures that are already being implemented by countries include food and nutrition labelling, consumer education, regulation of marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages that are high in free sugars, and fiscal policies targeting foods and beverages that are high in free sugars. This guideline should be used in conjunction with other nutrient guidelines and dietary goals, in particular those related to fats and fatty acids (including saturated fatty acids and trans-fatty acids), to guide development of effective public health nutrition policies and programmes to promote a healthy diet.

Dans sa nouvelle directive intitulée Guideline:

Sugars intake for adults and children, l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé recommande un apport réduit de sucres libres tout au long de l’existence. Chez les enfants comme chez les adultes, l’apport de sucres libres devrait être réduit à moins de 10 % de l’apport énergétique total. Le ramener à moins de 5 % présenterait des avantages supplémentaires pour la santé.
En la nueva directriz sobre la ingesta de azúcares para adultos y niños (Guideline: Sugars intake for adults and children) de la Organización Mundial de la Salud se recomienda reducir el consumo de azúcares libres a lo largo del ciclo de vida. Tanto para los adultos como para los niños, el consumo de azúcares libres se debería reducir a menos del 10% de la ingesta calórica total. Una reducción por debajo del 5% de la ingesta calórica total produciría beneficios adicionales para la salud.