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<blockquote data-quote="Dark Horse" data-source="post: 2012029" data-attributes="member: 52527"><p>The NHS says:-</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Added sugars shouldn't make up more than 5% of the energy (calorie intake) you get from food and drink each day. This is about 30g of sugar a day for those aged 11 and over. Fruit juice and honey can also count as added sugars, as they're sometimes added to foods to make them sweeter.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/food-and-diet/how-much-sugar-is-good-for-me/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/food-and-diet/how-much-sugar-is-good-for-me/</a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p>Assuming 2,000 Calories needed per day, this equates to no more than 100 Calories a day from added sugar. A single can of Coca-Cola would exceed this (139 Calories <a href="https://www.coca-cola.co.uk/faq/calories-in-330ml-can-of-coca-cola" target="_blank">https://www.coca-cola.co.uk/faq/calories-in-330ml-can-of-coca-cola</a>).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dark Horse, post: 2012029, member: 52527"] The NHS says:- [INDENT][I]Added sugars shouldn't make up more than 5% of the energy (calorie intake) you get from food and drink each day. This is about 30g of sugar a day for those aged 11 and over. Fruit juice and honey can also count as added sugars, as they're sometimes added to foods to make them sweeter.[/I] [URL]https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/food-and-diet/how-much-sugar-is-good-for-me/[/URL] [/INDENT] Assuming 2,000 Calories needed per day, this equates to no more than 100 Calories a day from added sugar. A single can of Coca-Cola would exceed this (139 Calories [URL]https://www.coca-cola.co.uk/faq/calories-in-330ml-can-of-coca-cola[/URL]). [/QUOTE]
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