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Juice could no longer count towards 'five a day'
Health officials are considering changes so fruit juice no longer counts towards 'five a day' amid concerns that it is fuelling Britain's obesity epidemic

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Many fruit juices sold by major brands provide 6 to 7 teaspoons of sugar per serving Photo: ALAMY

By Laura Donnelly, Health Editor

10:00PM BST 26 Jun 2014



Fruit juice could be removed from official “five a day” recommendations in a bid to reduce the nation’s sugar intake, health officials have said.

Recommended daily limits on sugar intake will be halved under new advice to Government which says no more than five per cent of calories should come from sugar.

It follows concern that Britain’s obesity crisis is being fuelled by consumption of fruit juices, smoothies and soft drinks, which between them account for the greatest share of sugar intake among children and teenagers.

Public health officials said on Thursday that they will “reconsider” the current advice that fruit juice counts as a maximum of one portion a day, while a smoothie can count as more than one portion, depending on its contents.

The report by Public Health England states: “Fruit juices can be major providers of sugar for some people, particularly children aged under 11 years. Smoothies are also high in sugar from fruit and are popular with consumers as they may count as more than one portion of your “five a day”.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10928992/Juice-could-no-longer-count-towards-five-a-day.html

You don't know what to believe, they keep changing their minds. I believe all things in moderation & a little of what you fancy does you good.

If I have fruit juice I put l diet lemonade with it

Ann x

I give up!!!

How can they say it doesn't count? It hasn't changed, it still comes from fruit it just means we don't have large amounts of juice instead fruit and veg. Just because they are changing the sugar requirements doesn't mean they can reduce the nutritional value of a fruit juice!

I don't have 5 a day anyway, things like oranges and  fruit juice go straight through so I don't have them,  it's done me no hard at all, i just have what agrees with me, if we took notice of al these things we would end up grazing in a field.

You cannot believe everything you hear  ++!