Supermarkets pledge to limit amount of sugar in stores
Supermarkets have pledged plans to limit the amount of sugar being sold in their stores.
Children get 'a third of energy calories from soft drinks'
Children's diets are so packed with sugar they are "getting a third of their energy calories from soft drinks," a health expert told Good Morning Britain.
Katharine Jenner from Action On Sugar said steps needed to be taken to reduce sugar intake as "we are all eating much more than recommended - children in particular".
"They are getting about a third of their energy calories from soft drinks. It is completely unnecessary. I think we have got it into our minds that energy and sports drinks mean energy, where as they don't."
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Sugar: We are all consuming too much
It's already clear most of us eat too much, so the focus really needs to be how, as a country, we go about changing our sugar-eating habits.
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Shoppers not being told how much sugar is in their food
Sugar can be labelled in multiple ways, making it harder to spot.
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Not so sweet: The added sugars found in foods
ITV News looked the added sugars in several everyday food products.