WHO warns of too much sugar in young foods

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against industrial foods for children with high sugar content, calling for a renewal of standards in place to improve the nutrition of young people.

The European branch of the United Nations conducted a survey of some 8,000 products in more than 500 stores in Vienna, Austria, Sofia, Bulgaria and Budapest, Hungary between November 2017 and January 2018.

He concluded in his research that "in half of the products covered by the study … More than 30% of the calories from sugar and about a third of the products contain added sugar or artificial sweeteners".

The high consumption of sugar can increase the risk of overweight and tooth decay and encourage children to prefer lifetime sugars to healthy foods, which would seriously affect their health, warned WHO.

"Good nutrition for newborns and young children is needed for better growth and their health will be better in the last years of their lives," said Suzana Yakab, Regional Director of the European Division of the Organization. World Health Organization.

In 2018, the organization warned of the prevalence of obesity and overweight among Europeans, which could negatively affect life expectancy.

The consumption of sugary drinks, including fruit juice, can result in the abandonment of foods of higher nutritional value.

The European branch of the World Health Organization, which spans from the Atlantic to the Pacific, includes 53 highly unequal countries, such as Russia, Andorra, Germany and Tajikistan .