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Experts blast new drinks
to battle obesity and tooth decay. British Dental Association chair Eddie Crouch said: “Tooth decay is the number one reason for kids to be admitted
COSTA Coffee has left a bitter to hospital. Isn’t that a good enough
reason for ministers to take action?”
taste with health campaigners
Dr Linda Greenwall, of the Dental
after quietly boosting the sugar
Wellness Trust, added: “These findings
content of canned drinks that
are shocking, especially considering
are popular with youngsters. the number of children who may consume
Its latest chilled range, including a these drinks. I see a large number Vanilla Latte, has 14 grams – or threeand-a-half of children that require not just a filling teaspoons – per 250ml. but multiple fillings or extractions.”
A Classic Latte packs 13g – or just And Action on Sugar’s Sonia Pombo over three teaspoons of sugar. said: “Despite Government attempts to
That’s the same sugar content as nudge the food industry into reducing TWO Mcdonald’s sugar doughnuts. sugar content voluntarily, yet again we
Our findings show the drinks, see grim evidence it isn’t complying.” launched this year, contain a third more Costa said it had “reformulated” its sugar than our last survey in 2019. ready-to-drink range based on “consumer
And some sell for as little as £1.25 feedback to improve texture – meaning they are popular with teens. whilst also improving overall taste”.
The NHS says kids of four to six It added: “Although total sugars have should limit daily sugar intake to 19g increased in the new formulation, this or five teaspoons, and seven to tens 24g increase is mainly down to the intrinsic or six teaspoons. Health experts claim sugar found in milk, rather than a result the Coca-cola-owned chain is flouting of increasing added sugars.”
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teaspoons of sugar in ONE can of Vanilla Latte