Sugar warning for 'healthy' soft drinks

The Glasgow University study asked more than 2,000 people in the UK to estimate how much sugar was in a range of drinks, Kazinform has learned from BBC.

While many overestimated the amount in fizzy beverages, they underestimated levels in smoothies and fruit juices.

The research also found soft drinks could be accounting for a large chunk of their recommended calorie intake.

The team asked participants to assess their weekly drinking habits.

Their answers suggested 450 calories a day were being consumed - a quarter of the daily limit for women and a fifth for men.

What you drink can be as damaging to the body as what you eat"

But it was the lack of awareness about the sugar content of drinks that caused concern.

 




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