An expert from Turkey talked about the amount of sugar per day without harming the kidneys

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WHO representatives do not recommend consuming more than 50 g of sugar per day. An expert from Turkey, Timur Erk, said that otherwise it has a negative effect on the health of the kidneys.

Over the past 10 years, the excessive consumption of salt and sugar in Turkey has been continuously decreasing, said Timur Erk, representing the Turkish Kidney Foundation. .

Products containing this product have a negative impact on children's health. The WHO stated that a person should not eat more than 50 g of sugar per day. At the same time, its use in Turkey exceeds the permissible limits. “In our country, a person eats 2 times more than the norm of sugar every day,” the expert noted.

With the help of the guide on reducing sugar consumption in Turkey, you can raise awareness of this issue. “It states that by 2025, the amount of sugar used in packaged foods, public catering, and the production of products containing this component will be gradually reduced by 10%,” the specialist noted.

In case of excessive consumption sugar and products containing it can provoke diseases of the heart and blood vessels, kidney disease, caries, certain types of cancer, diabetes, metabolic problems and obesity.