September 2014
ing links between sugar consumption
and chronic diseases like obesity,
diabetes, cardiovascular disease and
hypertension. Health and food labeling
advocates argue consumers need to be
informed of what is being introduced
into their food. Food business groups
in March, and it has North America
By Angela S.
and their lobbyists argue that a gram
slated as its next priority growth
Hoover, Staff
of sugar, natural or added, is a gram
initiative. A2C is the fastest growing
Writer
of sugar so why distinguish it? “The
dairy brand in Australia and holds
food industry knows that when they
approximately 8 percent of the liquid add it to food, you buy more. They
milk market share in terms of value.
A2 Milk
don’t add it for any other reason,”
said Dr. Robert Lustig, a University
Coming To
Just How Much Sugar of California-San Francisco professor
America
who has campaigned against sugar conIs In Our Food?
Dairy cows have two types of
sumption. “You can’t tell how much
The Food and Drug Administration sugar has been added, and the food
proteins – A1 and A2 – and studies
has proposed a change to nutrition
have found A2 protein milk to be a
industry wants it that way.” Comments
labels to include the amount of “added from stakeholders and business groups
healthier choice. A2 milk is rich in A2
sugars” present in food. Other meabeta-casein proteins but contains no
closed Aug. 1. After reviewing the
surements on nutrition labels – caloA1 beta-caseins. A1 beta-caseins have
comments, the FDA will consider
ries, fat, sodium – are passive; they
been linked to dairy allergies while
them in edits to the proposed label, folsimply state how much is in the food. lowed by the enactment of a final label.
A2 ones have not. Unfortunately,
But the added sugars measurement
the majority of American dairy cows
Industry will then have a two-year
is active; it implies that the company
are A1 producing. (Dairy cows typitransitional period to comply with the
has included something that could be new requirements. The FDA estimates
cally produce milk containing both
dangerous in high doses over the long a one-time expenditure of $2.3 billion
proteins, but A2 milk is sourced from
term. The American Heart Association for labeling, reformulation of products
specially selected dairy cows that
supports the label change. It released
produce milk containing only the A2
and record keeping.
a scientific statement in 2009 that recprotein.)
ommends no more than 6
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Pure caffeine powder has been
spoons a day for men, citing the body
the UK and is now setting its sights
available for purchase online for quite
of evidence connecting high sugar
on the United States. Its A2 brand
a while, and deaths were reported in
intake to health problems. Several
milk were showcased at major natuscientific studies are increasingly find- the U.S. and U.K. as early as 2010.
ral foods exhibitions in California
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