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Re:American toddlers are eating more sugar than the amount r... by cjrp on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @03:11AM (#17291302)
> What do you give kids other than water?!?

Lots of kids in England drink squash (maybe called cordial elsewhere?). It's sometimes referred to as juice, but it's much less sugary than actual fruit juice. Is that not a thing elsewhere?

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Re:American toddlers are eating more sugar than the amount r... by wiredfool on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @03:35AM (#17291390)
Squash/Ribena/'Juice' is heavily sweetened with chemical sweeteners.
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Re:American toddlers are eating more sugar than the amount r... by Angostura on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @03:58AM (#17291501)
Ribena didn't used to be sweetened with artificial sweeteners - it used sugar. Unfortunately, in reaction to the UK government sugar tax, it now is artificially sweetened and tastes foul.
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Re:American toddlers are eating more sugar than the amount r... by Symbiote on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @06:23AM (#17292047)
That's a big change since I lived in England.

There used to be half a shelf of "no added sugar" squash, and half a shelf of "no artificial sweeteners".

It seems there's now much less choice of sugar-only drinks, although they still exist. Several have redesigned bottles that look more appealing to adults.

http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/shelves/Squash_And_Cordials_i...

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