Experts propose halving sugar intake
The move, which could force Government to choose between medical advice and food industry-linked economic needs, is outlined in leaked draft plans by the UN-linked World Health Organisation.
Details revealed at the weekend said a high-level committee within the Who, the Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group, agreed in recent weeks to the “reduction of free sugars intake to 5% or less of total energy” — the equivalent of just five teaspoons a day.
