I-WHO yeluleka ukuthi kungasetshenziswa izithambisi ezingezona ushukela ukuze kulawulwe isisindo

I-World Health Organization (WHO) ikhiphe isiqondiso esincoma ukusetshenziswa kwezithambisi-shukela ezingezona ushukela (NSS) ukuze kulawulwe isisindo.

I-NSS iyindlela engabizi kakhulu noma engenawo amakhalori amaningi esikhundleni sikashukela wamahhala futhi ivame ukudayiswa, ngokusho kwe-WHO, njengosizo lokwehlisa isisindo noma ukugcina isisindo esinempilo. Ivame ukunconywa njengendlela engabizi yokulawula ushukela wegazi kubantu abanesifo sikashukela.

Isincomo se-WHO sisekelwe ekutholakaleni kokubuyekezwa okuhlelekile kobufakazi obusikisela ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwe-NSS akunikezi nzuzo yesikhathi eside ekunciphiseni amafutha emzimbeni kubantu abadala noma ezinganeni.

Imiphumela yezifundo kulesi siqondiso iphakamise ukuthi ukudla okuphezulu kwe-NSS kuhlotshaniswa nokwanda okungu-23% kwengozi yesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 uma kuphuzwa eziphuzweni ezinoshukela ze-NSS kanye nokwanda okungu-34% kwengozi uma kwengezwa ngabantu ngabanye futhi kuphuzwa ekudleni naseziphuzweni.

Lesi siqondiso siphinde sikweluleke ukusebenzisa i-NSS njengendlela yokunciphisa ingozi yezifo ezingathelelani.

UFrancesco Branca, umqondisi we-WHO wokudla okunempilo nokuphepha kokudla, uthe: “Ukufaka esikhundleni ushukela okhululekile nge-NSS akusizi ekulawuleni isisindo isikhathi eside. Abantu kudingeka bacabangele ezinye izindlela zokunciphisa ukudla ushukela okhululekile, njengokudla ukudla noshukela wemvelo, njengezithelo, noma ukudla neziphuzo ezingenashukela.”

I-NSS evamile ihlanganisa i-saccharin, i-sucralose, i-stevia, i-acesulfame K, i-aspartame, i-advantame, i-cyclamates, i-neotame kanye ne-stevia derivatives.

Wanezela: “I-NSS ayizona izinto ezibalulekile zokudla futhi ayinazo izakhamzimba. Abantu kufanele banciphise ubumnandi bokudla ngokuphelele, baqale besebancane, ukuze bathuthukise impilo yabo”.

Lesi siqondiso sisebenza kuzo zonke izithasiselo ezingezona ezondlo ezenziwe ngokwemvelo noma eziguquliwe ezingafakwanga ohlwini njengoshukela otholakala ekudleni naseziphuzweni ezenziwe, noma ezithengiswa njengomkhiqizo ozongezwa ekudleni naseziphuzweni ngabathengi. Kodwa-ke, lesi siqondiso asisebenzi kubantu abanesifo sikashukela esivele sikhona.

UKeith Ayoob, umeluleki wesayensi e-Calorie Control Council, uthe lesi siqondiso sehlulekile ukucabangela abantu abaphila nesifo sikashukela lapho i-NSS ingaba "nendima ebalulekile kakhulu ekuhambisaneni kwabo nezidingo zokudla ezidingekayo".

Wanezela: “Ukugcizelela kwe-WHO ekugxileni kuphela ekuvimbeleni ukukhuluphala okungenampilo kanye nezifo ezingathelelani okungenani kuyiphutha. Isinqumo se-WHO sokungagxili ekubalukeni kwezinongo ezingezona ushukela kubantu abanesifo sikashukela siphelela ekubeni ezinganaki. Ukwenza kwabo kanjalo kulahla ukubaluleka kanye nokusebenza kwe-NSS kubantu abaphila nesifo sikashukela kanye nangaphambi kwesifo sikashukela, okubalwa kakhulu ngaphezu kuka-10% wabantu bomhlaba.”

Lesi sincomo asisebenzi kushukela onamakhalori aphansi kanye notshwala obushukela (ama-polyol), okungushukela noma izinto ezisuselwa kushukela eziqukethe amakhalori futhi ezingabhekwa njenge-NSS.