WHO approaches countries to reduce sugars intake among adults and children
Another WHO guideline prescribes adults and children reduce their daily intake of free sugars to less than 10% of their total energy intake. A further reduction to beneath 5% or around 25 grams (6 teaspoons) per day would give extra health advantages. Free sugars allude to monosaccharides, (for example, glucose, fructose) and disaccharides, (for example, sucrose or table sugar) added to foods and drinks by the maker, cook or shopper, and sugars commonly introduce in nectar, syrups, organic product squeezes and organic product juice condensed. "We have robust proof that keeping intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake reduces the danger of overweight, obesity and tooth rot," says Dr Francesco Branca, Director of WHO's Department of Nutrition for Health and Development. "Rolling out strategy improvements to help this will be key if countries are to experience their responsibilities to reduce the trouble of noncommunicable diseases." The WHO...