A survey was undertaken by indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)- National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), hyderabad and sponsored by the international Life Sciences Institute -India (ILSI-India). According to the survey, women take around 20.2 grams of added sugar in a day while men's intake of added sugar is 18.7 grams per day. The other significant finding of the study was that the mean intake of added sugar among metro cities of india, measured in grams per day, was highest in mumbai and least in Hyderabad.

 

Prof. P K Seth, Chairman, ILSA-India said, "the survey shows population of mumbai and ahmedabad with their average intake level of added sugar at 26.3 grams and 25.9 grams per day has a much higher intake than their counterparts in delhi (23.2 grams/ day), bengaluru (19.3 grams day), kolkata (17.1 grams per day) and chennai (16.1 grams per day)."

 

The adolescents consumed 19.9 grams per day) and younger adults ( in the age group of A18-35 years) were consuming 19.4 grams per day, almost the same as that of adolescents. The school children and pre-school children were consuming 17.6 grams per day and 15.6 grams per day added sugar respectively.

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