https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/studentsfoodforthought
Survey for students looking at average meals and typical eating behaviors.
Main Conclusions
Key points/phrases used by students responding to our survey.
This data informed us to focus on quick and simple alternatives to ready meals, such as the Pot Noodle recipe from BBC Good Food.
Every week an average person in Britain will consume around 140 teaspoons of sugar . This is massively higher than the recommended weekly amount of 98 teaspoons, which is roughly 7 teaspoons per day.
There are two main types of sugar in foods; natural sugars which are occur naturally in foods such as fresh fruit and milk and “free” added sugars which are the ones we are meant to cut down on. Natural and added sugars are included in the “total sugars” printed on food labels.
However, just because natural sugars are considered the better option, too much is still bad for your health. Consuming too much of any sugar can have a drastic impact on your health causing a variety of health issues. Including dental problems, liver damage, weight gain, skin problems and diabetes.
More information on this topic can be found on the NHS website at http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Pages/sugars.aspx .
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