In the news: sugar and child health...

In the news...

 We found a fantastic visualisation spread in The Sun newspaper this week highlighting how the staggering sugar (and fat) content of a selection of food sources - including two of kids' favourite foods, Nutella and Kellog's Coco Pops - is often much more than the majority of consumers (and parents!) realise.

 Although sugary cereals and chocolate spreads are only two of the culprits that are currently hindering our offsprings' health, it's easy to see (from the image above) how their contents can increase a child's sugar intake - particularly when these favoured foods are rarely consumed in their recommended 25-30g (cereal) and 15g (spread) serving size...

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