Uncontrolled consumption of sweets is harmful to children’s health, so it is necessary to comply with the daily sugar intake depending on the age of the child. In a conversation we had with RIAMO about this issue reported Pediatrician at JSC “Medicine” (clinic of academician Roitberg) Maryam Saifulina. According to him, lemonade, syrup, honey, candies, etc. It is necessary to combine all products containing sugar, including sugar, into a single category.
“1 cube of refined sugar – 4 grams. It is important to know that children under the age of 2 should not consume any sugar at all, children between the ages of 4 and 6 should consume no more than 5 cubes of sugar per day, and children between the ages of 7 and 10 should not consume more than 6 sugar cubes per day. “The child is between 10 and 18 years old, it is not recommended to use more than 7,” said Saifulina.
He also advised parents to carefully read the ingredients of products that always state the amount of sugar. The doctor added that commonly found sweeteners are also sweeteners.
Candidate of Medical Sciences, dietitian, senior researcher at the Federal Research Center for Nutrition and Biotechnology Natalya Denisova previously registeredthat sausages, sausages and other unsweetened foods contain large amounts of sugar.
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