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| Sugar – From an expensive luxury item to a basic foodstuff |
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Nutritional significance
Even though the opposite may often appear to be true, sucrose consumption has remained constant or even slightly decreased in western industrialised nations over the past decades. The only difference is that today more sugar is consumed in the form of convenience products than foods prepared in the household kitchen.
Nutritionally speaking, sugar is exclusively a source of energy (4 kilocalories / 1 gram). However, these are also known as “empty calories” because they are not a source of vitamins or minerals. Brown sugar contains only insignificantly greater amounts of vitamins and minerals.
Similar to excessive fat intake, excessive sugar consumption, for example in the form of too many sweets, can also lead to obesity. Sticky, sugary foods such as honey and sweets may also promote caries.
It is therefore important to use the sweet foodstuff in moderation – and this is not only true for children. However, it is also not wise to refrain completely from indulging, because people are born with a partiality for sweet foods and repressing the urge often leads to cravings. But most importantly – don’t forget to just simply enjoy!
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