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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text lead=”yes”]We all know that excess sugar is bad news for our health. We know the importance of a healthy diet, and try to cut out the obvious offenders such as chocolate and soda. However, sugar is an ingredient that is as ubiquitous as it is dangerous. It is everywhere. The NHS advises adults to consume no more than 30g (7 teaspoons) of added sugar a day. This typical ‘healthy diet’ shows just how easy it is to QUADRUPLE that amount.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

BREAKFAST<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1078″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]9.5g<\/strong> of sugar per serving[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1086″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]13.4g<\/strong> of sugar per serving[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1097″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]16.6g<\/strong> of sugar per serving[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]

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SNACK<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1098″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]11.9g<\/strong> of sugar per serving[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1080″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]13.8g<\/strong> of sugar per serving (Medium Latte)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]

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LUNCH<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1099″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]1.4g<\/strong> of sugar per serving (M&S Chicken Low Fat Mayo)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1100″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]23.4g<\/strong> of sugar per serving[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1083″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]26g<\/strong> of sugar per serving[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]

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DINNER<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1085″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]0.8g<\/strong> of sugar per serving[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1081″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]7.8g<\/strong> of sugar per serving[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1089″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]0.9g<\/strong> sugar per serving[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]

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<\/div>[vc_column_text]This ‘healthy diet’ works out at exactly 125.5g<\/strong> of sugar. That is approximately 30<\/strong> teaspoons of sugar!<\/span><\/p>\n

Sugar is sugar. Whether it occurs naturally, as in fruit or dairy, or added to our food. Most of the sugar we consume is hidden in the food<\/span><\/a> we eat. Excessive consumption of sugar<\/a> <\/span>IS the primary culprit in explaining the current crises of metabolic disease and tooth decay that we now face.<\/span><\/p>\n

So what should we do, given that it is so difficult to avoid sugar in our obesogenic food environment?<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Avoid processed food. Eat real food.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Consider the nutrition label in packaged foods. If a ‘food’ requires a label, should you be eating it?<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Try cook from scratch as often as you can. This way, you retain control of what is in your food.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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