John L. Sievenpiper is a Canadian nutrition scientist and associate professor at the University of Toronto's Department of Nutritional Sciences. He is known for his research on fructose and weight gain, which has reported that fructose does not have any more adverse health effects than other sources of calories.[1][2][3] However, in March 2015 the World Health Organization recommended to reduce sugars intake among adults and children.[4][5]
Criticism edit
Sievenpiper's statements on fructose metabolism and weight gain were disputed by Robert Lustig.[6] Lustig's experiments that contradicted Sievenpiper's statements were later revealed to be poorly done by peers and others in the field.[7] He has come under fire for his research because some of it has been funded by the sugar and soft drink industries; he has also been retained as an expert witness by the Corn Refiners Association.[8]
References edit
- ^ Eng, Monica (19 September 2012). "Some health experts sour on fructose". Chicago Tribune. p. 2. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Fructose may be getting bad obesity rap". CBC News. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ WebMD (21 February 2012). "Fructose off the hook for overweight and obesity?". CBS News. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ Guideline: Sugars intake for adults and children, Geneva: World Health Organization, March 2015.
- ^ "WHO calls on countries to reduce sugars intake among adults and children", World Health Organization, press release, 4 March 2015.
- ^ Lustig, RH (2013). "Fructose: it's "alcohol without the buzz"". Adv Nutr. 4 (2): 226–35. doi:10.3945/an.112.002998. PMC 3649103. PMID 23493539.
- ^ sasusa (2015-10-27). "Glaring Flaws in Sugar Toxicity Study". Sense About Science USA. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ Blackwell, Tom (6 December 2015). "Canadian researchers have received hundreds of thousands from soft-drink makers and the sugar industry". National Post. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
External links edit
- Faculty page
- John Sievenpiper publications indexed by Google Scholar