No added sugar. Really?

Summer is the season for more soft drinks consumption. The health concern is raised As soft drinks contains high levels of glucose.

The Greens want to impose a 20% tax on fruit juices and soft drinks in a bid to tackle obesity. (AAP) Source: AAP

WHO guidelines recommend that we reduce our intake of free sugars to below 10 per cent of total energy intake daily. This translates to roughly 12 or 13 teaspoons a day.

 

What kind of sugar are we eating everyday? What does the 'no added sugar' mean? Is it healthier for the sugar substitue?

 

Ms Song Danzi, the PhD candidate of Biomolecular Engineering from Melbourne University, provides detailed information about our daily sugar intake.

 

Dong Xing has more.