WHO urges countries to cut down on sugars

WHO urges countries to cut down on sugars
WHO urges countries to cut down on sugars

WHO urges countries to cut down on sugars

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A new report from the World Health Organization says the world is eating too much sugar. It calls upon nations to cut their added sugar consumptions to less than 10 percent of total calories in the name of reducing non communicable diseases. These free sugars include things like honey, syrups, fruit juices and concentrates. But already some Canadians are saying it shouldn’t include maple syrup. The sugar industry in the US is also unhappy about the study. Here to talk to us about it is the author of the report Dr Francesco Branca and Chewing the Fat cohosts Monica Eng and Louisa Chu. PHOTO: (Uwe Hermann/Flickr)