Fruit juice blamed as 12% of UK kids have tooth decay

Sugar in fruit juice has been branded one of the main culprits behind one in every eight children aged three suffering from tooth decay.

Some 12% of three-year-olds in England have decaying teeth as parents increasingly give their children sugary foods and drinks, health officials warned.

These youngsters have an average of three teeth that are decayed, missing or filled, Public Health England (PHE) found.