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10 teaspoons of sugar makes the waistline expand
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Mrs Tanya Trayers
Academic Unit of Primary Health Care, Department of Community Based Medicine, University of Bristol, Cotham House Cotham Hill Bristol BS6 6JL, UK; T.Trayers@bristol.ac.uk
Keywords: obesity; dietary sugars
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The prevalence of childhood obesity is rising and the mechanism of obesity development is believed to be related to multiple causes including physical inactivity and overconsumption of calories. In 2002, 30.3% of boys aged 2–15 years and 30.7% of girls were at least overweight, and 16% of boys and 15.9% of girls in this age group were obese.1 The British consume about 2.25 million tonnes of sugar each year, three quarters of it indirectly in drinks, processed foods, and confectionery. Consumption is rising and disproportionately among younger people and particularly of soft sugary drinks.
Each 330 ml soft drink container includes the equivalent of about 10 teaspoons of sugar. The intake of these added sugars contributes to 16.7% of young people’s energy intake, which is well above the recommendation of 11%.2 Not only does consumption of these empty calories contribute to obesity,3 more than half of 4 to 18 year
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