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Life is sweet
— candy consumption and longevity | | Author(s) | I-Min Lee, Ralph S Paffenbarger |
| Journal title | British Medical Journal, vol 317, no 7174, 19 December 1998 |
| Pages | pp 1683-1684 |
| Keywords | Sugar confectionery ; Diet ; Older men ; Longevity ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Subjects in this US study of candy (sugar confectionary and chocolate) consumption were from the Harvard Alumni Health Study of some 7,841 men who were undergraduates between 1916 and 1950. They had responded to a health survey in 1988, providing information about their consumption of sweets. Death certificates were obtained for those who had died up to the end of 1993. Consumers and non-consumers differed as regards body mass index, smoking habits, alcohol consumption, red meat, vegetables, and use of vitamin or mineral supplements. In this study, sweet consumption was associated with greater longevity. Men who indulged lived almost a year longer, up to age 95, than did abstainers. However, greater consumption of sweets was not associated with progressively lower mortality. Mortality was lowest among those consuming sweets 1-3 times a month and highest among those indulging three or more times a week. Non-consumers of sweets, however, still had the highest mortality overall. The authors conclude that moderation seems to be paramount. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990121202 A |
| Classmark | YQH: CFD: BC: BGA: 3F: 7T * |
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