KENTUCKY FULL OF CALORIES!
Takeaway chain’s milk-shakes contain 15 teaspoons of sugar
CRISIS-HIT KFC has been slated for serving milkshakes that pack up to 15 teaspoons of sugar.
The Milky Bar Krushem drink contains a whopping 59.9g of sugar in a single serving.
A Daily Star Sunday investigation into the calorie-busting treats comes just days after the fast-food chain ran out of chicken.
The shake – described as a “frozen treat topped with crushed white chocolate” – is a favourite with adults and children.
But according to NHS guidelines, children aged seven to ten should have no more than 24g of sugar a day – that’s six teaspoons.
And adults should eat no more than
30g or seven teaspoons a day. Several other KFC favourites including the Skittles Krushems milkshake (51.3g), the Indulgent Chocolate Kream Ball (52.3g) and the Caramel Fudge Cream Ball (51.4g), also contain a similarly tooth-rotting
12 teaspoons of sugar in a single serving.
Last night campaigners slammed the “treats” for adding to Britain’s growing problems with tooth decay, diabetes and obesity.
Kawther Hashem, a nutritionist at campaign group Action on Sugar, said: “These milkshake treats are practically sugar in a glass with some containing a whopping 15 teaspoons of sugar.
“Takeaway chains are constantly finding ways to push more sugary products – which are contributing to the high rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes and tooth decay. The Government must intervene immediately with tougher measures before this public health crisis gets even more out of control.”
A spokeswoman for the British Dental Association said: “Consuming large quantities of sugar not only fuels tooth decay in people of all ages but has contributed to Britain being the fattest nation in Western Europe.
“Tooth decay is the number one reason for hospital admissions among young children, and a third are either overweight or obese. But it isn’t just parents who need to curb the dose.
“We urgently require industry to play its role in weaning Britain off its addiction to sugar instead of developing drinks for children and adults that far exceed the maximum daily dose.
KFC hit the headlines recently when around 700 of the fast-food chain’s 870 UK outlets had to shut due to a shortage of chicken.
The crisis was blamed on its new delivery firm DHL.