World Health Organization(WHO)Says People Should Cut Their Sugar Intake To Just 6 Teaspoons A Day

Added sugar is a completely unnecessary part of our diets, contributing to obesity, type II diabetes and tooth decay.

We have known about the health risks of sugar for years and yet nothing substantial has been done.

The new recommendations will be a wakeup call to the Department of Health and the Government to take action by forcing the food industry to slowly reduce the huge amount of sugar added across the board

Francesco Branca, director for nutrition for health and development at WHO, said: ‘Obesity affects half a billion people in the world and it is on the rise.

WHO published the draft guidelines urging adults to eat no more than 12 teaspoons of sugar a day and to aim for six.

The UN’s World Health Organisation said the crisis was being fuelled by hidden sugar in processed food and drink such as yoghurts, muesli, sauces, fizzy drinks, juice and smoothies.