According to some experts we are consuming too much sugar. In 20151 the UK’s Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutritferrous gluconate elemental iron percentageion (SACN) recommended that ‘free sugars’ intake should not exceed five percent of energy intake. This equates to no more than 30g/day for 11+ individuals. To put this into perspectiferric pyrophosphate vitamin c folic acid vitamin b12ve, the sugar ration at the end of World War II2 was 8oz (227g) per week for adults, equal to 32g/day.
Sugar reformulation: sweet but not so simple
