Consumption \ Nutrition - N°65 LE SUCRE DANS LE RAPPORT INCA 3 SUGAR IN INCA 3 REPORT INCA3 est un rapport publié par l’ANSES sur les consommations et les habitudes alimentaires de la population française. 5800 personnes (de 0 à 79 ans) ont participé à cette étude nationale. Quelques chiffres: six années de travail, 200 enquêteurs, 150 questions posées aux participants, 13600 journées de consommations recueillis, génération de données sur 320000 aliments consommés. Les glucides représentent le plus gros fournisseur de l’apport énergétique total par jour (47%), les lipides (34%) et les protéines (17%). Les personnes de 18 à 79 ans les ingèrent à 57% sous forme d’amidon (123g/j) et à 43% sous forme de sucres (95g/j). Selon le sexe, INCA3 rapporte que les hommes ont un apport journalier en sucre supérieur à celui des femmes (107.1g/j pour les hommes et 83.8g/j ised to cut down the sugar content of its pour les femmes). Selon l’âge, la tranche des plus breakfast cereals for children - following the «jeunes» et/ou moins «vieux» (18-44ans) ont l’apport le plus élevé avec 104.2g/j, cet apport tend modification, the sugar content of Frosties® à diminuer selon l’âge: 89.5g/j pour les 45-64 ans and Coco Pops® would drop from 35 to et 83g/j pour les 65-79 ans. Rappelons que l’OMS 20%. In order to decrease sugar content, – Organisation Mondiale de la Santé – recommande the main action to be taken is product refor- une consommation maximale de 25g de sucre par 067 mulation.The U.S. Group Mars prefers to jour, des efforts / progrès sont encore à réaliser pour decrease the size of its bars by 20% in a la population française. bid to comply with the new guidelines on sugar reduction in the U.K. According to INCA 3 is a report published by ANSES regarding Innova database, 19,300 light or sugar-free the consumption and eating habits of the products were launched worldwide in 2017 French population. 5,800 people (aged 0 to 79) compared to 13,550 in 2014. participated in this national study. A few fi gures: Sugar has become a matter of great public six years of work, 200 interviewers, 150 questions asked, 13,600 days of consumption registered, interest following the documentary made by data generation for 320,000 consumed foods. the Australian Damon Gameau. In “Sugar- Carbohydrates represent the largest source of land”, the actor and documentary director the total energy intake per day (47%), followed succeeded in taking up the challenge by lipids (34%) and proteins (17%). 57% of the - during two months - of consuming the persons aged 18 to 79 years ingest them under equivalent of 40 teaspoons of sugar per day the form of starch (123g/d) and 43% under sugar while consuming only foods perceived to form (95g/d). Depending on their gender, INCA 3 be healthy (not junk food such as confec- reports that men have a higher daily sugar intake tionery, soft drinks or ice cream). The result compared to women (107.1g/d for men and 83.8g/d was clear: 8 more kilograms and 10 cm of for women). Depending on their age, the “youngest” fat around his waist. Irène Margaritis – head and/or less “old” (18-44 years) have the highest intake with 104.2 g/d, an intake that tends to of the ANSES unit for the assessment of diminish along with ageing: 89.5g/d for the 45-64 nutrition-related disks – reacted following years old and 83g/d for the 65-79 years old. Please this documentary stating that “Sugarland” note that the WHO - World Health Organization incriminates the agri-food industries but the - recommends a maximum consumption level first step must be taken by consumers them- of 25 g of sugar per day, so efforts/progress still selves. Indeed, the industries only adapt needs to be done by the French population. to consumers’ expectations: if consumers ask for less sugar in their food staples, the industries will adapt. ■ News on Functional & Health Ingredients \ N°65 \ October - November - December 2018 \ ■