Misleading food labels contribute to babies and toddlers eating too much sugar—3 things parents can do

Medical X-Press – Jennifer McCann and Miaobing (Jazzmin) Zheng

Based on the last Australian National Nutrition Survey, children aged 2–3 years consumed 32 grams of added sugar per dayequivalent to 8 teaspoons of white sugar.

Our research shows the increased availability of ultra-processed foods for very young children may be contributing to a sugary diet.

So what can parents do about it?

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