Officials are urging people to halve their sugar
intake to as little as five teaspoons a day to prevent obesity levels
continuing to soar. However, this campaign is been hampered by government not
doing enough to compel the food industry to help the public in meeting the
strict targets set out to combat high sugar intake by health experts.
Experts are advising parents to ban fruit juice, squash and soft drinks from the dinner table and give their children only water and milk
Guidelines from scientists advising Public
Health England, the agency given the job of tackling obesity in England,
yesterday stated that women should have no more than five to six teaspoons of
sugar a day, and men seven to eight.
A 330ml can of fizzy drink contains around seven
teaspoonful, so would meet this limit on its own. Reports suggests that people
around the world, especially in the Western countries consume an average of 10 to 15 teaspoons daily, mainly due to
the high volumes of sugar hidden in everyday items such as fruit juice, muesli, yogurts, sandwiches and ready meals.
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| High Sugar Intake leads to obesity, heart disease and diabetes
Health experts and academics want the Government
to force food manufacturers to cut sugar levels, ensure products are clearly
labelled and impose a tax on soft drinks. However, experience has shown that government
officials only pay lip service to the call for the food industry to effectively
contribute in the fight against sugar related ailments.
To reduce the consumption of sugar, it is advised that foods containing juices and smoothies as appetizers and desserts be banned, controls also should be placed on advertising and display of foods at restaurants and coffee shops.
Around one in four adults are considered obese in
Briton, while one in three adult Americans are considered to be obese, although
this is predicted to rise, driving up levels of diabetes and heart diseases.
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