Simple vs. Complex Carbohydrate Dietary Patterns and the Global Overweight and Obesity Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Nowadays, obesity and being overweight are among the major global health concerns. Many, diet-related diseases impose high tangible and intangible costs, and threaten the sustainability of health-care systems worldwide. In this study, we model, at the macroeconomic level, the impact of energy intake from different types of carbohydrates on the population's BMI (body mass index). We proceed in three steps. First, we develop a framework to analyse both the consumption choices between simple and complex carbohydrates and the effects of these choices on people health conditions. Second, we collect figures for 185 countries (over the period 2012-2014) regarding the shares of simple (sugar and sweetener) and complex (cereal) carbohydrates in each country's total dietary energy supply. Third, we

SUBMITTER: Ferretti F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5664675 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature