Academics explored if intrinsic sugars – sugar that occurs naturally in the food – impacted the rate of obesity in youngsters.
Children who consume most of their sugar from milk or fruit rather than cakes or sweets are less likely to go on to be overweight or obese, according to researchers.
Answers to a food intake questionnaire, completed by the parents of 891 children when they were three years old, were used to calculate daily sugar intake. A higher sugar intake from fruit or unsweetened dairy products like milk was linked to less weight gain and a lower BMI z score. “But while fruit and unsweetened dairy products are considered healthy, they contain high amounts of intrinsic sugars – sugar that occurs naturally in the food, rather than being added.
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