Posts Tagged ‘National Diet and Nutrition Survey’
UK children exceed total childhood recommended intake of sugar by the age of 10, new research suggests
Children in the UK are consuming the total recommended intake of sugar for their entire childhood by the time they turn 10, new research suggests. Figures show that children are consuming around 8 extra cubes of sugar per day, which equates to an additional 2,800 cubes per year. This is compared to the recommended daily […]
Health Experts Call for Further Reductions in Sugar Consumption
Health experts have called for further reductions in daily sugar consumption in a bid to reduce rates of tooth decay. Experts say that the previous recommended reduction, which was decreased from 10 per cent of energy intake to 5 per cent, should be lowered again. According to a new study, which has been published in […]
