Wednesday, 2 January 2019

Average 10-year-old has eaten 18 years' worth of sugar

PHE launches campaign to persuade parents to reduce sugar in their children’s diets

The average 10-year-old has consumed as much sugar in their lifetime as the recommended limit for an 18-year-old, according to Public Health England (PHE), which is warning of serious implications for obesity and health.

Children are consuming the equivalent of eight excess sugar cubes a day, or 2,800 a year, says PHE, which has launched a new healthy eating campaign, Change4Life . National guidance recommends no more than five or six sugar cubes (20g-24g) a day for children aged four to 10.

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from World news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2CJc96W

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