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Originally Posted by Kizzy

I don't think adults are aware of the hidden sugars in labelling, and packaging is very misleading, take ribena most think that's ok because it's tageted to toddlers and it's all cute with little blackcurrants having fun on the bottle... it's rammed with sugar!

When Tescos stopped selling small carton Ribena there was a public outcry

I agree. Its not like the information isn't out there but one has to positively go looking for it.

The problem with food labelling is, you have to be a food technologist to understand some of the ingredients. Sugars are disguised under various unfamiliar names. Food companies are increasingly clever with food prep; instead of using a heap of sucrose, they divide the different types of sugars up so it appears to us, the consumer as a low sugar product. I've just picked up a health bar and its ingredients contain 17% maltose, 10% lactose 10% galactose, 8% sucrose and 8% glucose solids. That's five sugars that make up 53% of this apparently healthy bar. These companies rely on peoples naivety and I don't think they should be allowed to get away with it.

Zero fat is another scam because they have to add sugar to make up for taste.