The great British cake-off
With The Great British Bake Off back on our television screens, one charity has investigated where in the United Kingdom is most likely to reach for a roulade and which places are saying no to a gateau.
The Oral Health Foundation polled thousands of Brits to discover which city’s residents give in to their ‘sweet-tooth’ the most and reveal the nation’s cake eating habits.
Belfast topped the list, with more than four in five (83 per cent) residents consuming portions of cake and biscuits every day. Norwich and Liverpool came next, with nearly three in four (74 per cent) treating themselves daily – this may explain why Belfast and Liverpool have some of the highest levels of tooth decay in Britain.
On average, more than six out of ten (61 per cent) Brits consume cake or biscuits every day.
The NHS advises added sugars should not make up more than five per cent of total calorie intake, about 30g of sugar a day.
With many portions of cake exceeding half of our daily recommended allowance, Nigel Carter OBE, CEO of the Oral Health Foundation, explains the importance of why we need to pay close attention to the amount of sugar in our diet:
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