Why Excessive Sugar Consumption is Detrimental to Health: Find Out Why Belgians Rank Third in the World as the Largest Consumers of Sugar

2023-10-23 13:39:08

As part of the “why” operation, “Soir” subscribers submitted more than 1,000 questions to the editorial staff. Discover our answer to the question asked by Paul, from Sprimont. Article reserved for subscribers Journalist at the Society pole By Julien Bosseler Published on 10/23/2023 at 3:39 p.m. Reading time: 1 min

Do we really need to re-explain the extent to which excessive sugar consumption can ultimately deteriorate health? It increases the risk of overweight, obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (among other pathologies). However, with 48 kilos per year per person, or the equivalent of 23 small pieces per day, Belgians rank third in the world as the largest consumers of sugar, according to the FAO, and shatter this WHO recommendation: do not let all sugars exceed 10% of daily caloric intake.

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