Why is the Agencys advice only aimed at dilutable drinks, or squashes?
Previous work by the UK Food Advisory Committee (FAC) showed that soft drinks were the major source of sweetener for young children, particularly drinks made from fruit-juice-based concentrates (‘squashes’) that are diluted with water. Therefore, sweeteners from sources other than soft drinks have not been considered in the calculations. The survey also showed that young children drink far more dilutable soft drinks on a daily basis than any other type of drink. On average, young children drink 438ml of dilutable drinks per day, 149 ml of carbonated drinks, 152 ml of powdered drinks and 110 ml of commercial still drinks. Other types of drinks recorded in the survey (such as fruit juice, water or milk) would not contain sweeteners.
