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We have covered several areas of research that have prompted various levels of controversy, and for various reasons. You have read about the possible comorbidity of ADHD and bipolar disorders in children. You have also read about genetics research in psychological disorders. How might this knowledge impact your personal behavior or thinking about the disorders themselves or the people they affect? While these topics can certainly raise multiple ethical questions, consider each of them from a psychological information and literacy perspective. What information would you want to know as the parent of a child with ADHD or bipolar disorder? If you are the spouse or partner of someone with a psychological disorder, how might the knowledge of genetic contributions impact decisions to have children, or what might you want to be mindful of in the children you already have? Several research studies have been cited and summarized in this chapter. If you wanted to look beyond your text, what sources of information would be most useful to you in trying to learn more about a possible disorder or the contribution of genetics? Where would you find or obtain those sources? What would you look for in each? What are some characteristics of objective data, as opposed to personal reports? Do you know how to interpret a graph or chart? How do you determine if the information is relevant? Can it be generalized to your current situation? — of 1 point Thinking Critically 14.3 After reviewing the questions raised in the last paragraph above, identify at least two information sources you would pursue and what data you would want to get from them..
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Excessive sugar in diet remains a health concern due to its close association with chronic diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, liver disease and cardiovascular diseases. Due to its health risks, it calls for the question as to whether added sugars should be regulated in food supply or not. From my perspective, added sugars should be regulated in the food supply chain due to associated health risks. Some strategies to regulation include requiring all producers to clearly label the amount of added sugars in the packages of their products to allow consumers make informed choices. The other strategy is to limit the marketing of sweetened beverages, such as soda as best products for children. Manufacturers can also be incentivized to reformulate products with zero sugar or low sugar content to ensure a healthy population. Regulation of added sugars in food supply can ensure healthy conscious manufacturers that prioritize a healthy population.
The responsibility of cost of care to treat chronic disease due to complications associated from consuming much added sugar should be shared between the consumers and the food industry. The food industry bears the greatest burden in shaping consumer choices through marketing, pricing and availability of added sugar products. Consumers, on the other hand, have the responsibility to make healthy choices regarding what diet they consume. Hence, the food industry should bear the greatest burden of cost of care due to their great influence in the food environment through marketing practices used to sell added sugar products (Houghtaling et al., 2021). They can reduce this cost through supporting public health initiatives and nutrition education that champions the consumption of foods with low sugar content. When consumers are aware of the risks of consuming high amounts of added sugars, they can make informed choices, leading to increased preference and purchase for low sugar content foods.
While the consumption of added sugars may be harmful, it may be beneficial to specific populations or disease states. For example, carbohydrate-rich foods and sugar-sweetened beverages, such as energy drinks may be beneficial for athletes, as they engage in lengthy high-intensity exercises that require a lot of energy, preventing fatigue (Erdmann et al., 2021). When timed appropriately with activity, added sugars have been shown to support athletes’ performance and recovery. In clinical settings, hypoglycemic patients may require quick sources of glucose for energy to compensate for the low glucose levels in the body. Therefore, while added sugars may be harmful to the a significant proportion of the population, special considerations should be made in diet planning, especially for specific populations, such as athletes and specific disease states like in hypoglycemic patients. However, these considerations can only be made with the help of a nutritionist to ensure the individual or patient consumes the right amount of sugars without posing a health risk or severe complication of a disease state.
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Erdmann, J., Wiciński, M., Wódkiewicz, E., Nowaczewska, M., Słupski, M., Otto, S. W., Kubiak, K., Huk-Wieliczuk, E., & Malinowski, B. (2021). Effects of Energy Drink Consumption on Physical Performance and Potential Danger of Inordinate Usage.
Nutrients,
13(8), 2506.
Houghtaling, B., Holston, D., Szocs, C., Penn, J., Qi, D., & Hedrick, V. (2021). A rapid review of stocking and marketing practices used to sell sugar-sweetened beverages in U.S. food stores.
Obesity Reviews: An Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity,
22(4), e13179.
