Does High Consumption of Sugar Cause Obesity?
There is concrete evidence which suggests that the fat to carbohydrate ratio in a diet affects weight regulation and in instances of high fat/low carbohydrate diets obesity is promoted. In this situation the high fat portion of the diet is probably the problem, and therefore a lower fat diet would reduce obesity. In the instance of a high carbohydrate diet “there is little evidence that sugars have direct affects on either total energy intake or total energy expenditure in human subjects; such affect would promote body fat accumulation” (Hill & Prentice,1995). In essence their is little evidence to suggest that high consumption of dietary sugars poses a threat to national health. There are some special instances where a high carbohydrate diet could lead to insulin resistance. In this case overeating and consuming large amounts of dietary fats may lead to obesity where it would not have in a non-insulin resistant person. In general Hill and Prentice state that there is no need to make r
