Supermarkets pledge to limit amount of sugar in stores
Supermarkets have pledged plans to limit the amount of sugar being sold in their stores.
Supermarkets have pledged plans to limit the amount of sugar being sold in their stores.
Eating too much sugar is "harming our health" and leading to a "higher risk" of becoming overweight or developing diseases, says the Public Health England chief nutritionist.
Eating too much sugar is harming our health; excess sugar and calorie intake leads to being overweight and obese and consequently having a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease and breast and colon cancer.
"Instead of a fizzy drink have water or low fat milk, instead of a chocolate bar, have a piece of fruit," she added
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.
Sugar can be labelled in multiple ways, making it harder to spot.
ITV News looked the added sugars in several everyday food products.