Wednesday, March 5, 2014

WHO cuts sugar intake advice to 5 percent of daily energy | Reuters

WHO cuts sugar intake advice to 5 percent of daily energy | Reuters: Issuing new draft sugar guidelines, the United Nations health agency said its recommendations were based on "the totality of evidence regarding the relationship between free sugars intake and body weight and dental caries".

Free sugars include monosaccharides and disaccharides that are added to foods by manufacturers, cooks or consumers, and sugars naturally present in honey, syrups, fruit juices and fruit concentrates.

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