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02/12/2013
Safefood Urges Parents To Choose Water Instead Of Juice Drinks
As part of a campaign to take on childhood obesity, safefood is urging parents to choose water instead of juice drinks as they announced results of a label survey into the sugar levels of a wide selection of popular drinks for children.
Many of the drinks that safefood compared contained as much sugar as 'fizzy drinks'. For example, a 200ml serving of a popular juice drink contained as much sugar as the equivalent serving of well-known fizzy soft drinks such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi or 7UP. Some popular supermarket brands of cordials and dilutes were found to contain even higher sugar levels, with as much as five cubes of sugar in a small glass.
Dr Cliodhna Foley-Nolan, Director of Human Health and Nutrition, safefood said: "Many parents may be under the impression that juice drinks that mention the term 'fruit' are a healthier alternative for their children than fizzy drinks.
"What parents may not realise is that these drinks are often really high in sugar and could contain as much sugar as 'fizzy' soft drinks."
(CD/JP)
Many of the drinks that safefood compared contained as much sugar as 'fizzy drinks'. For example, a 200ml serving of a popular juice drink contained as much sugar as the equivalent serving of well-known fizzy soft drinks such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi or 7UP. Some popular supermarket brands of cordials and dilutes were found to contain even higher sugar levels, with as much as five cubes of sugar in a small glass.
Dr Cliodhna Foley-Nolan, Director of Human Health and Nutrition, safefood said: "Many parents may be under the impression that juice drinks that mention the term 'fruit' are a healthier alternative for their children than fizzy drinks.
"What parents may not realise is that these drinks are often really high in sugar and could contain as much sugar as 'fizzy' soft drinks."
(CD/JP)
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