{"id":4838,"date":"2024-09-04T16:45:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T16:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/?p=4838"},"modified":"2024-10-16T21:20:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T21:20:48","slug":"virginia-tech-unveils-tool-for-global-healthy-hydration-guidance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/virginia-tech-unveils-tool-for-global-healthy-hydration-guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Tech Unveils Tool for Global Healthy Hydration Guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-e7eb3fc3 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">Virginia Tech researchers have introduced an innovative tool to improve global healthy hydration guidelines, addressing the surge in sugary beverage consumption linked to health issues like obesity and diabetes.<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0dfbf163 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-size:16px;\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">The University Network<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-ee584a31\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-ec619ce7\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.8 90.69 226.4 209.3 245V327.7h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.3 482.4 504 379.8 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-32d99934\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"twitter\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-1d136f14\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"linkedin\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Researchers at Virginia Tech has created an innovative tool designed to enhance the effectiveness of healthy beverage recommendations worldwide, addressing the increasing public health challenges posed by sugary drinks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new tool, introduced by a team of researchers led by Nicole Leary, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, assigns a healthy hydration recommendation score. This score helps governments refine their dietary guidelines to clearly promote water as the default healthy beverage over sugary alternatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important for us to understand how sugary beverage tax legislation is aligned with national food-based dietary guidelines that promote water and other healthy beverages such as milk and 100 percent juice,\u201d Leary said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.vt.edu\/articles\/2024\/08\/cals-healthy-hydration.html\">news release<\/a>. \u201cWe looked at how robust dietary guidelines could complement other policy, system and environmental change strategies for governments to promote policy coherence and socially normalize water as the default healthy beverage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rise in sugary beverage consumption globally has been linked to numerous health issues, including obesity, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and tooth decay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To analyze the comprehensiveness and clarity of healthy beverage guidelines, the researchers reviewed the dietary guidelines of countries that enacted sugary beverage tax legislation from 2000 to 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their findings reveal that out of the 93 countries with sugary beverage taxes, 58 had food-based dietary guidelines. Among these, 48 countries had messages that both encouraged water consumption and discouraged sugary beverages. Countries like Bolivia, Peru and Brunei received the highest scores in the assessment, while the United States obtained a modest score of 7 (out of 12).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe need to be actively promoting people drinking water at each meal,\u201d added senior author Vivica Kraak, an associate professor in human nutrition, foods and exercise. \u201cWhen governments develop policies, they should ensure that national dietary guidelines align with and support a national sugary beverage tax. Our study has important implications for United Nations organizations, including the Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organizations, to provide countries support to develop culturally adapted, evidence-informed dietary guidelines that encourage healthy hydration and normalize clean, safe and free water as the beverage of choice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The research, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2072-6643\/16\/14\/2264\" title=\"\">published<\/a> in the journal Nutrients, underscores the significance of comprehensive guidelines in improving public health on a global scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key recommendations from the Virginia Tech team include drinking at least eight glasses of water daily, limiting the intake of sugary beverages, implementing taxes on sugar-sweetened drinks with revenues allocated to health promotion activities and reducing the consumption of artificial and zero-calorie sweeteners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As global health bodies and national governments strive for improved public health outcomes, this new tool from Virginia Tech offers a promising pathway to better hydration habits and reduced health risks associated with sugary beverages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers at Virginia Tech has created an innovative tool designed to enhance the effectiveness of healthy beverage recommendations worldwide, addressing the increasing public health challenges posed by sugary drinks. 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