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26/06/2014
Currently, no more than 11% of a person's daily calorie count should come from sugars which are added by a manufacturer or that which comes from syrup or fruit juice. This figure drops to 10% if alcohol is excluded, but all age groups in the UK fail to meet that recommended target.
However, prior to the announcement by Public Health England, experts have said there is no easy answer when it comes to addressing the issue of obesity. Some have argued that sugary drinks are 'empty calories', with many people now "out of the habit of drinking water".
Professor Tom Sanders, Head of Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division at King's College London, is quoted as saying: "Kids should get into the habit of drinking water. The problem is people don't drink water anymore. I think families should put water on the table, not pop, [which] should be a treat."
While Professor Susan Jebb of the University of Oxford, said of sugary drinks: "Choose something else. It comes back to simple advice to parents – encourage your children to drink water.
"Once they've been weaned, 'children should be drinking water' is absolutely the message. Milk is fine, but that should be the mainstay of our advice."
Proposals by Public Health England, to be published later today (26 June), are expected to include a tax on soft drinks.
(JP/CD)
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Parents Should Encourage Kids To Drink Water - Report
Children in Britain should only drink water with meals in an attempt to fight obesity, it has been suggested. The advice comes as Public Health England is due to publish its plans for reducing the nation's sugar intake.Currently, no more than 11% of a person's daily calorie count should come from sugars which are added by a manufacturer or that which comes from syrup or fruit juice. This figure drops to 10% if alcohol is excluded, but all age groups in the UK fail to meet that recommended target.
However, prior to the announcement by Public Health England, experts have said there is no easy answer when it comes to addressing the issue of obesity. Some have argued that sugary drinks are 'empty calories', with many people now "out of the habit of drinking water".
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Professor Tom Sanders, Head of Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division at King's College London, is quoted as saying: "Kids should get into the habit of drinking water. The problem is people don't drink water anymore. I think families should put water on the table, not pop, [which] should be a treat."
While Professor Susan Jebb of the University of Oxford, said of sugary drinks: "Choose something else. It comes back to simple advice to parents – encourage your children to drink water.
"Once they've been weaned, 'children should be drinking water' is absolutely the message. Milk is fine, but that should be the mainstay of our advice."
Proposals by Public Health England, to be published later today (26 June), are expected to include a tax on soft drinks.
(JP/CD)
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