Guideline: Sugars intake for adults and children

Download from the WHO	Publication details Number of pages: 49 Publication date: 2015 Languages: English, Farsi, Executive summary published in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish ISBN: 978 92 4 154902 8 Overview This guideline provides updated global, evidence-informed recommendations on the intake of free sugars to reduce the risk of NCDs in adults and children, with a particular focus on the prevention and control of unhealthy weight gain and dental caries. The recommendations in this guideline can be used by policy-makers and programme managers to assess current intake levels of free sugars in their countries relative to a benchmark. They can also be used to develop measures to decrease intake of free sugars, where necessary, through a range of public health interventions.