WHO wants you eat less sugar

"" If we take a bowl of cereal in the morning, a sweet beverage can and a sweet yogurt, it has already exceeded this limit, "Dr Branca, WHO."



The objective would be to limit its daily consumption of 50 grams of sugar and 200 calories to 150 calories an adult and a child. The equivalent of seven pieces or 6 teaspoons.


"A less than 5%," a study even shows that there is zero tooth decay, and said Dr. Francesco Branca, director of the Department of Nutrition for Health and Development at the "World Health Organization" http: //www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2014/consultation-sugar-guideline/fr/


"It is for governments that will establish policies to support and enable people to make the right choices, such as increasing taxes on the rich foods and beverages high in sugar, stopping the marketing of foods sugar, salt and fat, also with clear labels on food products and having a dialogue with the food industry to reduce the sugar content of their products. "


Because the trend is bad. Between 2003 and 2013, the average consumption of sugar in the world per day per person has increased by about 10% to 63 grams, according to WHO.


A sugar consumption down yet possible to fight against overweight, obesity and diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and heart disease which are at the origin of 16 million premature deaths each year worldwide.






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