Stig Östlund

onsdag, april 08, 2015

WHO publishes new free sugars intake guideline



On March 5 WHO released its new guideline on sugar intake for children and adults, with the objective of reducing overweight, obesity and tooth decay burden. The guideline focuses on free sugars, monosaccharides and disaccharides artificially added to foods and also naturally present in honey, syrups and fruit juices.
After analysing the latest scientific evidence on the effects of these sugars on body weight and oral health, WHO strongly recommends reducing their intake to less than 10% of the daily amount of calories. The guideline also supports reducing intake to less than 5%, although this recommendation can only be labelled as conditional due to the lack of applicable evidence.

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