Showing posts with label rise in obesity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rise in obesity. Show all posts

Friday, 10 January 2014

Sugar in our diets: what's the risk?


By Paul McArdle, British Dietetic Association dietitian and diabetes specialist

The newly launched Action on Sugar Campaign is pushing for a reduction of 20-30% in the amount of sugars in our diet – sugar hidden in products we buy and the sugar we add to our food and drink. Can our sweet addiction really put us at risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes?