‘Healthy’ drinks marketed to children often contain as much sugar in one portion as a child should consume in a day,say researchersFruit juices, smoothies and fruit drinks marketed to children and their parents contain “unacceptably tall” levels of sugar, or often as much in one small carton or bottle as a child should consume in a day,according to research.
The paper published in the journal BMJ Open comes in the wake of the chancellor George Osborne’s announcement of a tax on sugary soft drinks but fruit juices and smoothies are exempt. The researchers say tough action is needed to reduce the amount of sugar children consume in fruit drinks that are bought and sold on the assumption that they are healthy.
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Source: theguardian.com