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03-10-2014, 03:08 AM
The sugary drinks and snacks that you can't even have ONE of without breaching new guidelines on daily intake
Experts say maximum of six teaspoons of sugar per day would be ideal figure for adults who want to stay healthy
World Health Organisation recommendation slashed in half from equivalent of about 12 level teaspoons a day
This guideline amount has been cut to tackle obesity and heart disease amid fears sugar is as deadly as tobacco
Action on Sugar compile list showing single items broken down by the number of teaspoons of sugar they contain
By MARTIN ROBINSON
PUBLISHED: 14:01 GMT, 7 March 2014 | UPDATED: 18:24 GMT, 7 March 2014
These drinks, meals and snacks contain up to double the safe amount of sugar that experts believe adults should consume per day.
A single Starbucks caramel frappuccino has 11 teaspoons of sugar and a can of Coca-Cola or Pepsi has nine teaspoons, researchers have said.
This week the World Health Organisation recommended people should have no more than six teaspoons of sugar in 24 hours.
Doctors say this rule is key to avoiding obesity, heart disease and other serious illnesses because they fear sugar is as dangerous as tobacco.
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Sugar levels: Action on Sugar has compiled a list showing how many teaspoons of sugar many foods and drinks have. The World Health Organisation has recommended adults have no more than six teaspoons per day to tackle obesity and other health problems. A Starbucks caramel frappuccino has 11, Coke and Pepsi has nine and Fanta has eight
Experts have backed the advice but said today it is extremely hard to calculate how much a sugar people are eating or drinking, especially because of unclear labelling.
Pressure group Action on Sugar has produced its own table of foods to make it clearer for consumers.
It also revealed that many single products take up the new recommended allowance.
For example a 51g Mars Bar has eight teaspoons, a can of Red Bull has seven, a Muller strawberry shortcake Crunch Corner has six teaspoons and so does an Innocent smoothie.
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This Mars Bar contains more than the recommended daily intake
Action on Sugar science director, Aseem Malhotra, who wrote for the Mail on the subject today, told the Guardian: 'I agree with the WHO recommendation, but it has to be translated into something meaningful for the consumer.'
The debate over the danger of sugar is raging and UN health chiefs have warned children should not be given fizzy drinks at all because they have dangerous sugar levels.
Adults have been told should halve their average intake to six teaspoons a day - slashed dramatically amid fears that sugar poses the same threat to health as tobacco.
Experts blame it for millions of premature deaths across the world every year.
Graham MacGregor, a London cardiologist and health campaigner, said: ‘Added sugar is a completely unnecessary part of our diets, contributing to obesity, type II diabetes and tooth decay.
‘We have known about the health risks of sugar for years and yet nothing substantial has been done.
‘The new recommendations will be a wakeup call to the Department of Health and the Government to take action by forcing the food industry to slowly reduce the huge amount of sugar added across the board.’
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Warning: People should halve their daily sugar intake to improve their health, the World Health Organisation says
Chief medical officer Sally Davies has already said a tax may be put on calorie-laden food and drink to curb soaring levels of obesity.
Labour suggested last night it would impose a maximum limit on sugar, fat and salt in products marketed at children.
The number of obese British adults is expected to double from one in four to one in two by 2050 – at a cost to the economy of £50billion a year.
The UN’s World Health Organisation said the crisis was being fuelled by hidden sugar in processed food and drink such as yoghurts, muesli, sauces, fizzy drinks, juice and smoothies.
Last night it published the draft guidelines urging adults to eat no more than 12 teaspoons of sugar a day and to aim for six.
And it said children should try for less than six teaspoons and avoid cans of fizzy drink such as Coke, which contains seven spoons.
Francesco Branca, director for nutrition for health and development at WHO, said: ‘Obesity affects half a billion people in the world and it is on the rise.
‘Sugar along with other risk factors might certainly become the new tobacco in terms of public health action. The consumption of a single serving of sugar sweetened soda might actually already exceed the limit for a child. So certainly the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages should be done with great care.
‘It actually is one of the elements that has been more constantly associated to increase weight gain particularly in children.’
The guidelines will now be discussed by academics and medical experts before a final version is published. But Dr Branca said food and drinks manufacturers should drastically alter their products.
A bowl of muesli contains two and a half teaspoons of sugar, a latte has five, a chocolate bar six or seven while some ready-meals have more than eight.
Labour’s health spokesman Andy Burnham said his party was considering setting a legal maximum on the amount of sugar, fat and salt in foods aimed at children.
‘We have a big ambitious health policy coming out,’ he added.
‘We feel the Government has lost its way completely on public health, there’s no leadership at all now.’
It is understood the policy would cover products such as Kellogg’s Frosties, which is 37 per cent sugar.
On Monday, Dame Sally told MPs that being overweight had become ‘normalised’.
But David Cameron’s official spokesman yesterday played down the need for a sugar tax and said ministers would rather encourage food and drinks firms to voluntarily make products healthier.
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Sweet tooth: Health experts are concerned about the 'hidden sugar' in sweets and sodas
He added: ‘What we are doing is working with the industry. You have already seen commitments from retailers and food manufacturers to reduce levels of salt, to remove some artificial fats, to reduce calorie content and improve labelling, as well as public health campaigns by local authorities and the NHS.’
The draft guidelines do not address the health effects of sugar substitutes or chemical sweeteners.
Andrew Percy, a Tory MP on the Commons health select committee, raised fears of ‘nanny state’ meddling.
He said: ‘What we need to do is educate people about food, and proper labelling of food is important in that. But, in the end, people must have the discretion to make their own choices.’
Experts say maximum of six teaspoons of sugar per day would be ideal figure for adults who want to stay healthy
World Health Organisation recommendation slashed in half from equivalent of about 12 level teaspoons a day
This guideline amount has been cut to tackle obesity and heart disease amid fears sugar is as deadly as tobacco
Action on Sugar compile list showing single items broken down by the number of teaspoons of sugar they contain
By MARTIN ROBINSON
PUBLISHED: 14:01 GMT, 7 March 2014 | UPDATED: 18:24 GMT, 7 March 2014
These drinks, meals and snacks contain up to double the safe amount of sugar that experts believe adults should consume per day.
A single Starbucks caramel frappuccino has 11 teaspoons of sugar and a can of Coca-Cola or Pepsi has nine teaspoons, researchers have said.
This week the World Health Organisation recommended people should have no more than six teaspoons of sugar in 24 hours.
Doctors say this rule is key to avoiding obesity, heart disease and other serious illnesses because they fear sugar is as dangerous as tobacco.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/03/07/article-2575460-1C1A4B0700000578-941_964x426.jpg
Sugar levels: Action on Sugar has compiled a list showing how many teaspoons of sugar many foods and drinks have. The World Health Organisation has recommended adults have no more than six teaspoons per day to tackle obesity and other health problems. A Starbucks caramel frappuccino has 11, Coke and Pepsi has nine and Fanta has eight
Experts have backed the advice but said today it is extremely hard to calculate how much a sugar people are eating or drinking, especially because of unclear labelling.
Pressure group Action on Sugar has produced its own table of foods to make it clearer for consumers.
It also revealed that many single products take up the new recommended allowance.
For example a 51g Mars Bar has eight teaspoons, a can of Red Bull has seven, a Muller strawberry shortcake Crunch Corner has six teaspoons and so does an Innocent smoothie.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/03/07/article-2575460-1C1A4B0700000578-546_964x390.jpg
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This Mars Bar contains more than the recommended daily intake
Action on Sugar science director, Aseem Malhotra, who wrote for the Mail on the subject today, told the Guardian: 'I agree with the WHO recommendation, but it has to be translated into something meaningful for the consumer.'
The debate over the danger of sugar is raging and UN health chiefs have warned children should not be given fizzy drinks at all because they have dangerous sugar levels.
Adults have been told should halve their average intake to six teaspoons a day - slashed dramatically amid fears that sugar poses the same threat to health as tobacco.
Experts blame it for millions of premature deaths across the world every year.
Graham MacGregor, a London cardiologist and health campaigner, said: ‘Added sugar is a completely unnecessary part of our diets, contributing to obesity, type II diabetes and tooth decay.
‘We have known about the health risks of sugar for years and yet nothing substantial has been done.
‘The new recommendations will be a wakeup call to the Department of Health and the Government to take action by forcing the food industry to slowly reduce the huge amount of sugar added across the board.’
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Warning: People should halve their daily sugar intake to improve their health, the World Health Organisation says
Chief medical officer Sally Davies has already said a tax may be put on calorie-laden food and drink to curb soaring levels of obesity.
Labour suggested last night it would impose a maximum limit on sugar, fat and salt in products marketed at children.
The number of obese British adults is expected to double from one in four to one in two by 2050 – at a cost to the economy of £50billion a year.
The UN’s World Health Organisation said the crisis was being fuelled by hidden sugar in processed food and drink such as yoghurts, muesli, sauces, fizzy drinks, juice and smoothies.
Last night it published the draft guidelines urging adults to eat no more than 12 teaspoons of sugar a day and to aim for six.
And it said children should try for less than six teaspoons and avoid cans of fizzy drink such as Coke, which contains seven spoons.
Francesco Branca, director for nutrition for health and development at WHO, said: ‘Obesity affects half a billion people in the world and it is on the rise.
‘Sugar along with other risk factors might certainly become the new tobacco in terms of public health action. The consumption of a single serving of sugar sweetened soda might actually already exceed the limit for a child. So certainly the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages should be done with great care.
‘It actually is one of the elements that has been more constantly associated to increase weight gain particularly in children.’
The guidelines will now be discussed by academics and medical experts before a final version is published. But Dr Branca said food and drinks manufacturers should drastically alter their products.
A bowl of muesli contains two and a half teaspoons of sugar, a latte has five, a chocolate bar six or seven while some ready-meals have more than eight.
Labour’s health spokesman Andy Burnham said his party was considering setting a legal maximum on the amount of sugar, fat and salt in foods aimed at children.
‘We have a big ambitious health policy coming out,’ he added.
‘We feel the Government has lost its way completely on public health, there’s no leadership at all now.’
It is understood the policy would cover products such as Kellogg’s Frosties, which is 37 per cent sugar.
On Monday, Dame Sally told MPs that being overweight had become ‘normalised’.
But David Cameron’s official spokesman yesterday played down the need for a sugar tax and said ministers would rather encourage food and drinks firms to voluntarily make products healthier.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/03/07/article-2575460-1C0F74DA00000578-260_964x632.jpg
Sweet tooth: Health experts are concerned about the 'hidden sugar' in sweets and sodas
He added: ‘What we are doing is working with the industry. You have already seen commitments from retailers and food manufacturers to reduce levels of salt, to remove some artificial fats, to reduce calorie content and improve labelling, as well as public health campaigns by local authorities and the NHS.’
The draft guidelines do not address the health effects of sugar substitutes or chemical sweeteners.
Andrew Percy, a Tory MP on the Commons health select committee, raised fears of ‘nanny state’ meddling.
He said: ‘What we need to do is educate people about food, and proper labelling of food is important in that. But, in the end, people must have the discretion to make their own choices.’