Today’s blog is aimed at parents and carers of children.
It is noted in the UK
that children are consuming too much sugar. This is alarming.
This places
our children at risk of obesity, dental caries (tooth decay) and fatty
liver. Eventually if left unchecked, this can lead to type 2 diabetes, heart disease
and even some cancers.
As
parents we must be armed with information to ensure we buy the most suitable
foods for our young ones.
Remember
- There is no such thing as a healthy sugar!
Sugar is sugar – it doesn’t matter
what type it is.
Reading
labels is important. Sometimes it is difficult to know if a food is high in
sugar because the actual word ‘sugar’ is not always used.
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| Some of the names used to describe sugar on food labels |
The Change 4 Life campaign has some extremely
useful tools to promote nutritional health . One is the SUGAR SMART APP. Please
use the sugar smart app to help you recognise how much sugar is in your foods.
It is really easy to use – see the
link below:
Please do watch this with your
children if you can – let's wage war against excess sugar – for their sakes and
indeed their purpose in life!
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