(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday that people are eating too much sugar and should cut their intake to roughly 5 percent to 10 percent of their overall calories.
The WHO released new guidelines that focus on the added sugars in processed food and those in honey, syrup, and fruit juices. The report did not address the sugars in fruits, vegetables, or milk.
The U.N. health agency said that there is €Åsolid evidence€€Œ that keeping added sugars to less than 10 percent of one€„¢s diet significantly reduces the changes of obesity or having cavities.
Some experts said that the 10 percent target was more realistic for Western countries and that the 5 percent figure was aimed mostly at developing countries where dental hygiene is not sufficient to prevent cavities or more serious health problems.
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