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A damning report from Public Health England this week said
British kids are going over their recommended sugar intake by more than a third
and it blames the nation’s sweet tooth on fruit juice as well as soft drinks
and cereals.
Dr Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist at Public Health
England which published the report, said: “The new data highlights that
children are drinking too many sugary drinks. The best drinks for school-aged
children are water and low fat milk. Fruit juice is also a good choice as it
can be included as one of your five portions of fruit and vegetables per day.
However, it should only be drunk once a day and with a meal because it can be
high in sugar and cause tooth decay. Fizzy drinks can be high in sugar and
calories and are not a good choice for children.”
Government advice recommends that no more than 11% of our
diet should come from added sugars but the National Diet and Nutrition Survey
for 2008-12 shows that added sugar made up an average of 14.7% of the diet of
kids aged under ten.
The nationwide survey is based on research into the eating
habits of 1,000 people a year. It found all age groups exceed recommended daily
levels of saturated fat and salt and despite a huge publicity campaign
encouraging people to eat five portions of fruit and veg a day, just 10% of
boys and 7% of girls aged between 11-18 hit the target.
Dr Tedstone added: “The findings, from the four years
covered by the survey, confirm that eating habits do not change quickly. It is
clear that we all need to work together to help people improve their diets.”
Get a copy of ‘Improving the Publics Health’ at http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/improving-publics-health
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