In the past 15 years, the sugar content in domestic drinks has fallen almost a quarter. For the first time, an average sugar content of just under six grams per 100 milliliters was reached. This is the result of a current study of the Sipcan Pension Fund.
Almost 600 drinks were investigated for this. The average sugar content was 5.8 grams per 100 milliliters. In 2010 this value was still due to 7.5 grams. The decline of the domestic beverage industry was still thanks. The international companies have not changed their formulas for Austria, said Sipcan Federal Coordinator Manuel Estätzer.
Sipcan (Special Institute for Preventive Cardiology and Nutrition), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, specifies a recommended limit for the sugar content, which was 7.5 grams in 2010 and this year was reduced to 6.3 grams. “So many drinks became less and less cute in small steps. This gave the advantage that consumers could slowly get used to the lower sweetness,” Escher said.
Sweet substances increase the health risk
In Austria, the missing sweetness has not been replaced by sweeteners in recent years. This is important because long -term compensation with increased health risks such as cardiovascular diseases or type 2 diabetes. The WHO also advises their use. In Austria, the share of sweetener -containing drinks is currently 14.3 percent. In Britain, on the other hand, where a sugar load has been introduced, contain almost nine of the ten refreshing drinks sweeteners.
The World Health Organization recommends adults to absorb a maximum of ten percent of the daily energy requirement due to free sugar. That is about 50 grams per day, for a twelve -year -old child around 60. With one liter of a drink with an average sugar content, this value is already exceeded.
Source: Krone
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