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High street lunch meal deals 'can contain up to 30 teaspoons of sugar'

Health group criticises retailers including WH Smith, Tesco and Morrisons for mix and match deals containing calorific snacks

Some high street lunch meal deals contain the equivalent of up to 30 teaspoons of sugar, according to a survey by a health group which criticises retailers for including super-sized fizzy drinks and calorific snacks such as chocolate and sweets.

Consumers could be putting their health at serious risk by eating and drinking such high sugar combinations on a daily or regular basis, said Action on Sugar.

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Continue reading... October 31, 2017 at 05:31AM

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