Storm in a teacup
One in seven British adults are exceeding their advised daily intake in sugar from tea and coffee alone, prompting a leading charity to issue concern over the health consequences it could have on their teeth.
New research by the Oral Health Foundation investigating the nation’s dietary habits, has discovered around one in eight Brits have two teaspoons of sugar in each tea and coffee (12 per cent) while others add more than three teaspoons to every cup (three per cent).
The poll also found that Brits drink on average four cups of tea and coffee per day. With each teaspoon containing 4g of sugar, it could mean those choosing to have two teaspoons of sugar or more would be exceeding recommendations laid out by the NHS in tea and coffee alone.
Nigel Carter OBE, CEO of the Oral Health Foundation, warns against having too much added sugar too often and outlines the potentially hazardous effects it could have for our health.
Nigel says, “It might be easy to overlook tea and coffee habits when considering how much sugar we have but given the amount of it we drink, there is a danger that we are consuming too much sugar far too frequently.
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