Overnutrition:
Main Nutrients of Concern
Dental
caries, obesity, type 2 diabetes and fatty liver
NMES
– non-milk extrinsic
sugars; sucrose
& fructose
Hypertension,
fluid retention, heart failure and
osteoporosis
Osteoporosis,
birth defects and headache
Cancer,
neurological and other adverse effects;
elderly and ill are at increased risk
Micronutrients
from diet or supplements
Vascular
disease especially if other risk factors
– obesity, smoking, low birth weight
Obesity,
vascular disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers
Potential
Adverse Health Effects