Un investissement public laissé sans gestion claire

Érigées à grands frais dans la capitale congolaise, ces habitations étaient censées prolonger l’impact des Jeux bien au-delà de l’événement. Officiels et responsables gouvernementaux avaient assuré qu’elles serviraient ensuite à réduire la pénurie criante de logements décents à Kinshasa.

Mais la réalité est tout autre : aucune autorité ne semble assumer la gestion de ce patrimoine. Les bâtiments n’ont pas été sécurisés, encore moins entretenus. Les portes ont été arrachées, les câbles électriques volés, les murs se fissurent, et les herbes folles recouvrent déjà les espaces communs. En quelques semaines seulement, ce qui devait devenir une cité modèle se transforme en zone abandonnée.

De lourdes questions sans réponses

Comment expliquer qu’un projet financé par des milliards de francs congolais soit laissé à l’abandon aussi rapidement ?
Qui, du ministère concerné ou des services spécialisés, devait assurer la maintenance ?
Où se trouve la ligne budgétaire censée garantir la conservation de ces infrastructures ?

Le silence est total. Ni bilan officiel, ni communication transparente, ni plan de réaffectation réaliste n’a été rendu public. Cette opacité n’est pas seulement inquiétante : elle nourrit la suspicion d’une gestion hasardeuse, voire d’un manque de responsabilité flagrant dans l’utilisation des fonds de l’État.

Un nouvel exemple de dilapidation des ressources publiques

Pour de nombreux observateurs, l’abandon de cette cité sportive s’ajoute à une longue liste de projets publics mal planifiés, mal exécutés ou volontairement négligés après inauguration. La RDC souffre depuis des années d’investissements qui ne profitent jamais pleinement à la population, faute de gouvernance rigoureuse et de mécanismes de suivi transparents.

Les maisons des athlètes, au lieu d’incarner l’héritage d’un événement international prestigieux, sont en passe de devenir le symbole de la négligence institutionnelle et de la dilapidation des fonds publics en plein jour, sous le regard des autorités qui semblent fermer les yeux.

La population attend des comptes

Face à l’état actuel des lieux, des voix s’élèvent pour demander une action urgente. Des habitants de la capitale appellent l’État à assumer ses responsabilités : sécuriser les infrastructures, établir un plan de restauration, et surtout communiquer clairement sur la gestion du budget destiné à leur entretien.

Car si rien n’est fait rapidement, ces maisons finiront par disparaître avant même d’avoir servi une seule famille. Ce qui devait être un bénéfice durable pour la population risque de se transformer en monument du gâchis financier, révélant une fois de plus les failles profondes de la gestion publique en RDC.

Les maisons des athlètes laissées à l’abandon constituent un avertissement sévère. Elles rappellent que ce ne sont pas seulement les projets qui s’effondrent, mais aussi la confiance des citoyens dans la capacité de l’État à veiller sur les biens publics. Tant que les autorités ne feront pas preuve de transparence et de rigueur, les investissements financés par le peuple continueront de mourir avant même d’être utiles.

André Panda Nyoyi

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Traditionnellement, le Real Madrid impose une limite stricte sur les prolongations de contrat pour les joueurs ayant atteint l’âge de 30 ans. Cette politique vise à maintenir une équipe jeune et dynamique, capable de rivaliser au plus haut niveau du football européen. Cependant, les performances indéniables de Rüdiger depuis son arrivée de Chelsea l’ont conduit à bénéficier d’une attention spéciale de la part de la direction madrilène. Ses qualités techniques, son leadership sur le terrain et sa capacité à surmonter les obstacles font de lui un atout précieux pour l’équipe.

Les circonstances entourant cette décision ne sont pas simplement dues à un coup de cœur pour le joueur. Le Real Madrid fait face à une série de blessures au sein de sa ligne défensive cette saison. Les absences prolongées de plusieurs défenseurs majeurs ont mis en lumière la nécessité d’une stabilité et d’une expérience accrue. Rüdiger, par ses performances solides, a su apporter cette sécurité qui fait défaut à l’équipe.

En parallèle, les Merengues explorent des pistes pour se renforcer davantage. L’intérêt porté à Trent Alexander-Arnold, l’arrière droit de Liverpool, illustre la volonté du club de solidifier sa défense et de bâtir une équipe résiliente. Accorder à Rüdiger un nouveau contrat serait ainsi une manière de poser des fondations solides pour l’avenir, tout en continuant à rechercher d’autres talents sur le marché.

Cette audace du Real Madrid, en dérogeant à ses propres règles concernant l’âge des joueurs, pourrait également être interprétée comme un signe d’évolution au sein du club. Alors que le football moderne voit de plus en plus de joueurs performer bien au-delà de la trentaine, il est peut-être temps pour la Maison Blanche de reconsidérer certaines de ses traditions au profit d’une compétitivité renouvelée.

Antonio Rüdiger, par sa détermination et son professionnalisme, a su conquérir le cœur des supporters et des dirigeants madrilènes. Si cet accord se concrétise, il pourra continuer à défendre les couleurs blanches avec l’ambition de ramener encore plus de trophées au club le plus titré en histoire.

Le rapprochement entre le joueur et la direction, face aux défis de la saison, laisse entrevoir un avenir prometteur, à la fois pour Rüdiger et pour le Real Madrid.

Éden-Pascal

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Nous reprenons ci-dessous diverses réactions faites par des Kinois lors des entretiens accordés à Radio Okapi.

A Kinshasa, nombreux sont ceux qui croient à la victoire de la RDC.

« Etant que réaliste, je dirai que la tâche ne sera pas facile mais comme patriote, je pronostique qu’on va gagner sur le score de deux bus à zéro », a dit un Kinois.

« Je plaide en faveur de la RDC avec la victoire de deux buts à un. Le but de Mayele et puis de Bakambu », a renchérit un autre.

Et un autre encore d’ajouter :

« Je pronostique en faveur de la RDC sur le score de deux buts à un. On va remporter la victoire par deux buts à un ».

Comme bon nombre d’habitants de la capitale, ce kinois estime que « nous gagnerons deux à zéro ou deux buts à un, toutefois nous gagnerons ».

Impossible de suivre ce match à Masisi

De nombreux fans de football dans le territoire de Masisi, ont exprimé leur regret de manquer la possibilité de suivre ce match à la suite de l’insécurité dans ce coin du pays.

Dans la cité de Mweso par exemple, les habitants disent craindre de se déplacer pour aller suivre cette rencontre dans des endroits où il y a des téléviseurs connectés au câble satellitaire.

« La zone est dans l’insécurité, on n’a pas le moyen de suivre ce match. Pour se déplacer pendant la nuit, il n’y a pas moyens. C’est vraiment un défi ou ne difficulté de suivre ce match dans le territoire de Masisi surtout partout il y a l’insécurité, il y a débandade et déplacement des population. Partout on a peur. Toutefois on est de cœur avec les Léopards », a souligné un habitant de la cite de Mweso, joint au téléphone par Radio Okapi.

R-Ph. K

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C’est pour d’une part, se rendre à l’évidence de l’évolution des travaux ; et d’autre part, mettre un peu plus de pression sur les chefs d’entreprises devant livrer les ouvrages obligatoirement homologables à temps que Félix TSHISEKEDI, accompagné du premier ministre, Jean-Michel SAMA LUKONDE, du ministre des sports, François KABULO et du ministre de la communication et médias, Patrick MUYAYA, ont effectué la ronde des sites devant abriter cette compétition internationale ce mercredi 17 mai 2023 à Kinshasa.

Quand bien même plusieurs chantiers sont en phase de finition, Félix TSHISEKEDI, conscient qu’un énième report, après les deux précédents dus au vol des fonds alloués à cette fin par ses anciens Conseillers et proches lui attirera d’autres acerbes critiques susceptibles d’entamer même son électorat à quelques mois seulement des élections pour un pays dont la majeure partie de la population noie généralement ses déboires dans les sports, il a instamment invité les entreprises à mettre le boucher double, à remuer ciel et terre afin que sa parole d’honneur d’organiser effectivement ces jeux de la francophonie ne soit pas assimilée à ses autres nombreuses promesses non tenues pour une raison ou une autre.

Soulignons que ce qui ressemble dorénavant à une course à la montre ne doit nullement occulter le fait que les ouvrages doivent nécessairement être réalisés dans le respect des normes internationales requises d’autant qu’ils seront inspectés avant leur homologation.

Wait and see !!!

Dieu merci KANDA MPOYI

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Selon ledit Communiqué, « une erreur s’est produite lors de la diffusion du journal de 20H sur la chaîne nationale RTNC à propos des trois ministres qui ont démissionné du gouvernement ».

Une information selon laquelle Serge NKONDE faisait partie des trois ministres qui ont démissionné du gouvernement désignés comme étant membre du parti politique Ensemble de MoÏse KATUMBI s’est vite répandue comme une traînée de poudre.

Et pourtant, elle n’est pas exacte car, Serge Nkonde, l’actuel Ministre des Sports, n’a jamais fait partie de « Eensemble » de Moïse Katumbi et n’a jamais démissionné de ses fonctions.

Le premier sport de tous les Congolais, membre de l’Union Sacrée, se dit très engagé et demeure fidèle à la vision et à la ligne politique du Chef de l’État, Félix Tshisekedi Tshilombo.

Mais une question reste sans question : pourquoi c’est le cabinet du Président de la République qui apporte ce démenti ? À chacun de répondre.

Barbara Ngoy.

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Ce sont des élections qui se sont déjà jouées à l’avance du fait qu’il y avait plus des candidats uniques à plusieurs postes notamment aux deux premières vices présidences, au secrétariat général où nous avons assisté au retour d’Alain Badiashile Kayatshi qui avait déjà occupé le poste il y a 4 ans. La grosse bataille à eu lieu à la 3ème vice-présidence où nous avions trois candidatures. C’est Ferdinand Ilunga Luyoyo, président de la Fédération de Boxe. Et parmi, les candidats membres, nous avons l’élection de Georges Koshi Gimeya, le président de la Fédération de Tennis.

Le nouveau comité élu se présente comme suit :

Président : Marcel-Amos Mbayo

1er Vice-Président: René Ngiebe

2ème Vice-Président: Christian Matata

3ème Vice-Président: Ferdinand Ilunga Luyoyo

4ème Vice-Président: Pitshou Bolenge

Secrétaire Général: Alain Badiashile

Secrétaire Général Adjoint:Honoré Mazombo

Trésorier Général: Roger Bondembe

Trésorier Général Adjoint: François Kabulo

Membres

Jean De Dieu Oleko

Bienvenue Matenda

José Bonenge

Jean-Claude Eale

Désiré Bonina

Mike Tshifutshi

Madeleine Ekene

Joseph Nzau wa Nzau

MT

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« sugar is a crystalline carbohydrate that makes foods taste sweet »

There are many different types, including glucose, fructose, lactose, maltose and sucrose. Some of these sugars, such as glucose, fructose and lactose, occur naturally in fruits, vegetables and other foods. But many of the foods we consume contain « added » sugars – sugar that we add to a product ourselves to enhance the flavor or sugar that has been added to a product by a manufacturer.

The most common sources of added sugars include soft drinks, cakes, pies, chocolate, fruit drinks and desserts. Just a single can of cola can contain up to 7 tsps of added sugar, while an average-sized chocolate bar can contain up to 6 tsps.

It is added sugars that have been cited as a contributor to many health problems. In December 2014, MNT reported on a study in the journal Open Heart claiming added sugars may increase the risk of high blood pressure, even more so than sodium. And in February 2014, a study led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) associated high added sugar intake with increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease (CVD).

« Perhaps most strongly, added sugars have been associated with the significant increase in obesity »

In the US, more than a third of adults are obese, while the rate of childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents over the past 30 years.

A 2013 study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggested that consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages increases weight gain in both children and adults, while a review paper from the World Health Organization (WHO) notes an increase in the consumption of such beverages correlates with the increase in obesity.
Are we becoming addicted to sugar?

In support of these associations is Dr. Robert Lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of California-San Francisco and author of the book Fat Chance: The Hidden Truth About Sugar, who claims sugar is a « toxic » substance that we are becoming addicted to.

A 2008 study by researchers from Princeton University, NJ, found rats used to consuming a high-sugar diet displayed signs of binging, craving and withdrawal when their sugar intake was reduced.
A woman tempted by chocolate
Dr. Lustig: « We need to wean ourselves off. We need to de-sweeten our lives. We need to make sugar a treat, not a diet staple. »We need to wean ourselves off. We need to de-sweeten our lives. »

« We need to make sugar a treat, not a diet staple »

Dr. Lustig told The Guardian in 2013. « The food industry has made it into a diet staple because they know when they do you buy more, » he added. « This is their hook. If some unscrupulous cereal manufacturer went out and laced your breakfast cereal with morphine to get you to buy more, what would you think of that? They do it with sugar instead. »

In her popular blog, Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow cites sugar addiction as one of the reasons she decided to quit sugar completely.

« The bottom line is that sugar works the addiction and reward pathways in the brain in much the same way as many illegal drugs, » she writes. « Sugar is basically a socially acceptable, legal, recreational drug with deadly consequences. »

Statistics show that we are certainly a nation of added-sugar lovers. According to a report from the CDC, adults in the US consumed around 13% of their total daily calorie intake from added sugars between 2005-2010, while 16% of children’s and adolescents’ total calorie intake came from added sugars between 2005-2008.

These levels are well above those currently recommended by WHO, which state we should consume no more than 10% of total daily calories from « free » sugars – both naturally occurring sugars and those that are added to products by the manufacturer.

In 2013, however, MNT reported on a study by Prof. Wayne Potts and colleagues from the University of Utah, claiming that even consuming added sugars at recommended levels may be harmful to health, after finding that such levels reduced lifespan in mice.

Is eliminating sugar from our diet THE healthy THING TO DO?

The array of studies reporting the negative implications of added sugar led to WHO making a proposal to revise their added sugar recommendations in 2014. The organization issued a draft guideline stating they would like to halve their recommended daily free sugar intake from 10% to 5%.

« The objective of this guideline is to provide recommendations on the consumption of free sugars to reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases in adults and children, » WHO explained, « with a particular focus on the prevention and control of weight gain and dental caries. »

In addition, it seems many health experts, nutritionists and even celebrities like Gwyneth have jumped on a « no sugar » bandwagon.

But is it even possible to completely eliminate sugar from a diet? And is it safe? Biochemist Leah Fitzsimmons, of the University of Birmingham in the UK, told The Daily Mail:

« Cutting all sugar from your diet would be very difficult to achieve. Fruits, vegetables, dairy products and dairy replacements, eggs, alcohol and nuts all contain sugar, which would leave you with little other than meat and fats to eat – definitely not very healthy. »

Many people turn to artificial sweeteners as a sugar alternative, but according to studies, these sweeteners may still drive diabetes and obesity.

« Together with other major shifts that occurred in human nutrition, this increase in artificial sweetener consumption coincides with the dramatic increase in the obesity and diabetes epidemics, » the authors note. « Our findings suggest that artificial sweeteners may have directly contributed to enhancing the exact epidemic that they themselves were intended to fight. »

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« sugar is a crystalline carbohydrate that makes foods taste sweet »

There are many different types, including glucose, fructose, lactose, maltose and sucrose. Some of these sugars, such as glucose, fructose and lactose, occur naturally in fruits, vegetables and other foods. But many of the foods we consume contain « added » sugars – sugar that we add to a product ourselves to enhance the flavor or sugar that has been added to a product by a manufacturer.

The most common sources of added sugars include soft drinks, cakes, pies, chocolate, fruit drinks and desserts. Just a single can of cola can contain up to 7 tsps of added sugar, while an average-sized chocolate bar can contain up to 6 tsps.

It is added sugars that have been cited as a contributor to many health problems. In December 2014, MNT reported on a study in the journal Open Heart claiming added sugars may increase the risk of high blood pressure, even more so than sodium. And in February 2014, a study led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) associated high added sugar intake with increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease (CVD).

« Perhaps most strongly, added sugars have been associated with the significant increase in obesity »

In the US, more than a third of adults are obese, while the rate of childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents over the past 30 years.

A 2013 study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggested that consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages increases weight gain in both children and adults, while a review paper from the World Health Organization (WHO) notes an increase in the consumption of such beverages correlates with the increase in obesity.
Are we becoming addicted to sugar?

In support of these associations is Dr. Robert Lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of California-San Francisco and author of the book Fat Chance: The Hidden Truth About Sugar, who claims sugar is a « toxic » substance that we are becoming addicted to.

A 2008 study by researchers from Princeton University, NJ, found rats used to consuming a high-sugar diet displayed signs of binging, craving and withdrawal when their sugar intake was reduced.
A woman tempted by chocolate
Dr. Lustig: « We need to wean ourselves off. We need to de-sweeten our lives. We need to make sugar a treat, not a diet staple. »We need to wean ourselves off. We need to de-sweeten our lives. »

« We need to make sugar a treat, not a diet staple »

Dr. Lustig told The Guardian in 2013. « The food industry has made it into a diet staple because they know when they do you buy more, » he added. « This is their hook. If some unscrupulous cereal manufacturer went out and laced your breakfast cereal with morphine to get you to buy more, what would you think of that? They do it with sugar instead. »

In her popular blog, Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow cites sugar addiction as one of the reasons she decided to quit sugar completely.

« The bottom line is that sugar works the addiction and reward pathways in the brain in much the same way as many illegal drugs, » she writes. « Sugar is basically a socially acceptable, legal, recreational drug with deadly consequences. »

Statistics show that we are certainly a nation of added-sugar lovers. According to a report from the CDC, adults in the US consumed around 13% of their total daily calorie intake from added sugars between 2005-2010, while 16% of children’s and adolescents’ total calorie intake came from added sugars between 2005-2008.

These levels are well above those currently recommended by WHO, which state we should consume no more than 10% of total daily calories from « free » sugars – both naturally occurring sugars and those that are added to products by the manufacturer.

In 2013, however, MNT reported on a study by Prof. Wayne Potts and colleagues from the University of Utah, claiming that even consuming added sugars at recommended levels may be harmful to health, after finding that such levels reduced lifespan in mice.

Is eliminating sugar from our diet THE healthy THING TO DO?

The array of studies reporting the negative implications of added sugar led to WHO making a proposal to revise their added sugar recommendations in 2014. The organization issued a draft guideline stating they would like to halve their recommended daily free sugar intake from 10% to 5%.

« The objective of this guideline is to provide recommendations on the consumption of free sugars to reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases in adults and children, » WHO explained, « with a particular focus on the prevention and control of weight gain and dental caries. »

In addition, it seems many health experts, nutritionists and even celebrities like Gwyneth have jumped on a « no sugar » bandwagon.

But is it even possible to completely eliminate sugar from a diet? And is it safe? Biochemist Leah Fitzsimmons, of the University of Birmingham in the UK, told The Daily Mail:

« Cutting all sugar from your diet would be very difficult to achieve. Fruits, vegetables, dairy products and dairy replacements, eggs, alcohol and nuts all contain sugar, which would leave you with little other than meat and fats to eat – definitely not very healthy. »

Many people turn to artificial sweeteners as a sugar alternative, but according to studies, these sweeteners may still drive diabetes and obesity.

« Together with other major shifts that occurred in human nutrition, this increase in artificial sweetener consumption coincides with the dramatic increase in the obesity and diabetes epidemics, » the authors note. « Our findings suggest that artificial sweeteners may have directly contributed to enhancing the exact epidemic that they themselves were intended to fight. »

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« sugar is a crystalline carbohydrate that makes foods taste sweet »

There are many different types, including glucose, fructose, lactose, maltose and sucrose. Some of these sugars, such as glucose, fructose and lactose, occur naturally in fruits, vegetables and other foods. But many of the foods we consume contain « added » sugars – sugar that we add to a product ourselves to enhance the flavor or sugar that has been added to a product by a manufacturer.

The most common sources of added sugars include soft drinks, cakes, pies, chocolate, fruit drinks and desserts. Just a single can of cola can contain up to 7 tsps of added sugar, while an average-sized chocolate bar can contain up to 6 tsps.

It is added sugars that have been cited as a contributor to many health problems. In December 2014, MNT reported on a study in the journal Open Heart claiming added sugars may increase the risk of high blood pressure, even more so than sodium. And in February 2014, a study led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) associated high added sugar intake with increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease (CVD).

« Perhaps most strongly, added sugars have been associated with the significant increase in obesity »

In the US, more than a third of adults are obese, while the rate of childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents over the past 30 years.

A 2013 study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggested that consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages increases weight gain in both children and adults, while a review paper from the World Health Organization (WHO) notes an increase in the consumption of such beverages correlates with the increase in obesity.
Are we becoming addicted to sugar?

In support of these associations is Dr. Robert Lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of California-San Francisco and author of the book Fat Chance: The Hidden Truth About Sugar, who claims sugar is a « toxic » substance that we are becoming addicted to.

A 2008 study by researchers from Princeton University, NJ, found rats used to consuming a high-sugar diet displayed signs of binging, craving and withdrawal when their sugar intake was reduced.
A woman tempted by chocolate
Dr. Lustig: « We need to wean ourselves off. We need to de-sweeten our lives. We need to make sugar a treat, not a diet staple. »We need to wean ourselves off. We need to de-sweeten our lives. »

« We need to make sugar a treat, not a diet staple »

Dr. Lustig told The Guardian in 2013. « The food industry has made it into a diet staple because they know when they do you buy more, » he added. « This is their hook. If some unscrupulous cereal manufacturer went out and laced your breakfast cereal with morphine to get you to buy more, what would you think of that? They do it with sugar instead. »

In her popular blog, Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow cites sugar addiction as one of the reasons she decided to quit sugar completely.

« The bottom line is that sugar works the addiction and reward pathways in the brain in much the same way as many illegal drugs, » she writes. « Sugar is basically a socially acceptable, legal, recreational drug with deadly consequences. »

Statistics show that we are certainly a nation of added-sugar lovers. According to a report from the CDC, adults in the US consumed around 13% of their total daily calorie intake from added sugars between 2005-2010, while 16% of children’s and adolescents’ total calorie intake came from added sugars between 2005-2008.

These levels are well above those currently recommended by WHO, which state we should consume no more than 10% of total daily calories from « free » sugars – both naturally occurring sugars and those that are added to products by the manufacturer.

In 2013, however, MNT reported on a study by Prof. Wayne Potts and colleagues from the University of Utah, claiming that even consuming added sugars at recommended levels may be harmful to health, after finding that such levels reduced lifespan in mice.

Is eliminating sugar from our diet THE healthy THING TO DO?

The array of studies reporting the negative implications of added sugar led to WHO making a proposal to revise their added sugar recommendations in 2014. The organization issued a draft guideline stating they would like to halve their recommended daily free sugar intake from 10% to 5%.

« The objective of this guideline is to provide recommendations on the consumption of free sugars to reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases in adults and children, » WHO explained, « with a particular focus on the prevention and control of weight gain and dental caries. »

In addition, it seems many health experts, nutritionists and even celebrities like Gwyneth have jumped on a « no sugar » bandwagon.

But is it even possible to completely eliminate sugar from a diet? And is it safe? Biochemist Leah Fitzsimmons, of the University of Birmingham in the UK, told The Daily Mail:

« Cutting all sugar from your diet would be very difficult to achieve. Fruits, vegetables, dairy products and dairy replacements, eggs, alcohol and nuts all contain sugar, which would leave you with little other than meat and fats to eat – definitely not very healthy. »

Many people turn to artificial sweeteners as a sugar alternative, but according to studies, these sweeteners may still drive diabetes and obesity.

« Together with other major shifts that occurred in human nutrition, this increase in artificial sweetener consumption coincides with the dramatic increase in the obesity and diabetes epidemics, » the authors note. « Our findings suggest that artificial sweeteners may have directly contributed to enhancing the exact epidemic that they themselves were intended to fight. »

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« sugar is a crystalline carbohydrate that makes foods taste sweet »

There are many different types, including glucose, fructose, lactose, maltose and sucrose. Some of these sugars, such as glucose, fructose and lactose, occur naturally in fruits, vegetables and other foods. But many of the foods we consume contain « added » sugars – sugar that we add to a product ourselves to enhance the flavor or sugar that has been added to a product by a manufacturer.

The most common sources of added sugars include soft drinks, cakes, pies, chocolate, fruit drinks and desserts. Just a single can of cola can contain up to 7 tsps of added sugar, while an average-sized chocolate bar can contain up to 6 tsps.

It is added sugars that have been cited as a contributor to many health problems. In December 2014, MNT reported on a study in the journal Open Heart claiming added sugars may increase the risk of high blood pressure, even more so than sodium. And in February 2014, a study led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) associated high added sugar intake with increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease (CVD).

« Perhaps most strongly, added sugars have been associated with the significant increase in obesity »

In the US, more than a third of adults are obese, while the rate of childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents over the past 30 years.

A 2013 study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggested that consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages increases weight gain in both children and adults, while a review paper from the World Health Organization (WHO) notes an increase in the consumption of such beverages correlates with the increase in obesity.
Are we becoming addicted to sugar?

In support of these associations is Dr. Robert Lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of California-San Francisco and author of the book Fat Chance: The Hidden Truth About Sugar, who claims sugar is a « toxic » substance that we are becoming addicted to.

A 2008 study by researchers from Princeton University, NJ, found rats used to consuming a high-sugar diet displayed signs of binging, craving and withdrawal when their sugar intake was reduced.
A woman tempted by chocolate
Dr. Lustig: « We need to wean ourselves off. We need to de-sweeten our lives. We need to make sugar a treat, not a diet staple. »We need to wean ourselves off. We need to de-sweeten our lives. »

« We need to make sugar a treat, not a diet staple »

Dr. Lustig told The Guardian in 2013. « The food industry has made it into a diet staple because they know when they do you buy more, » he added. « This is their hook. If some unscrupulous cereal manufacturer went out and laced your breakfast cereal with morphine to get you to buy more, what would you think of that? They do it with sugar instead. »

In her popular blog, Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow cites sugar addiction as one of the reasons she decided to quit sugar completely.

« The bottom line is that sugar works the addiction and reward pathways in the brain in much the same way as many illegal drugs, » she writes. « Sugar is basically a socially acceptable, legal, recreational drug with deadly consequences. »

Statistics show that we are certainly a nation of added-sugar lovers. According to a report from the CDC, adults in the US consumed around 13% of their total daily calorie intake from added sugars between 2005-2010, while 16% of children’s and adolescents’ total calorie intake came from added sugars between 2005-2008.

These levels are well above those currently recommended by WHO, which state we should consume no more than 10% of total daily calories from « free » sugars – both naturally occurring sugars and those that are added to products by the manufacturer.

In 2013, however, MNT reported on a study by Prof. Wayne Potts and colleagues from the University of Utah, claiming that even consuming added sugars at recommended levels may be harmful to health, after finding that such levels reduced lifespan in mice.

Is eliminating sugar from our diet THE healthy THING TO DO?

The array of studies reporting the negative implications of added sugar led to WHO making a proposal to revise their added sugar recommendations in 2014. The organization issued a draft guideline stating they would like to halve their recommended daily free sugar intake from 10% to 5%.

« The objective of this guideline is to provide recommendations on the consumption of free sugars to reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases in adults and children, » WHO explained, « with a particular focus on the prevention and control of weight gain and dental caries. »

In addition, it seems many health experts, nutritionists and even celebrities like Gwyneth have jumped on a « no sugar » bandwagon.

But is it even possible to completely eliminate sugar from a diet? And is it safe? Biochemist Leah Fitzsimmons, of the University of Birmingham in the UK, told The Daily Mail:

« Cutting all sugar from your diet would be very difficult to achieve. Fruits, vegetables, dairy products and dairy replacements, eggs, alcohol and nuts all contain sugar, which would leave you with little other than meat and fats to eat – definitely not very healthy. »

Many people turn to artificial sweeteners as a sugar alternative, but according to studies, these sweeteners may still drive diabetes and obesity.

« Together with other major shifts that occurred in human nutrition, this increase in artificial sweetener consumption coincides with the dramatic increase in the obesity and diabetes epidemics, » the authors note. « Our findings suggest that artificial sweeteners may have directly contributed to enhancing the exact epidemic that they themselves were intended to fight. »

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