Guideline: Sugars intake for adults and children

What this work gives Aellic

Strong recommendation to keep free sugars below 10 % of total energy (moderate-quality evidence) and a conditional recommendation to go below 5 % (very low quality). It singles out sugar-sweetened beverages as a source that raises total energy intake and may displace more nutritious foods.

Where this sits in the engine

1 declared site: constants and thresholds in the code that point at this entry.

• Behaviour Suggested routines 1 site