The sugar, equal to poison! Excessive intake increased type -2 diabetes, the government made a major decision – Government Imp decision to install sugar boards in school to monitor and reduce sugar consumceptance in Children

Gandhinagar: At present, small children are increasing the amount of chocolate as well as sugar in addition to sugar. Type-2 diabetes is seen in children across the country. This worrying trend is mainly due to excessive sugar intake. At that time, the government has made an important decision to install a ‘sugar board’ at the school level to monitor sugar intake and reduce sugar intake.

The main intention of installing a ‘sugar board’ in the school is to reduce sugar intake for children. Because of the excessive consumption of sugar, not only the risk of diabetes but also increases obesity, toothache problems and other metabolic disorders. Not only this, excessive intake of sugar affects the health of children as well as their education. In the state secondary and higher secondary schools for this “The Board of Education has decided to start the Sugar Board ‘.

A guide has also been announced in view of the use of children’s sugar in Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools. In which the “sugar board” will have to be installed at the right place at the school level. Information will be given to the students about the risk of excessive sugar consumption in this sugar board. This board will contain daily sugar intake, generally eaten sugar content, unhealthy foods such as junk food, cold drinks, etc.

In addition, essential information such as health risks and hygienic diets associated with excessive sugar intake will have to be provided to the students at the school level. So that students get information about food choices and promote their long -term health benefits Can Awareness seminar and workshop will also be organized at the school level for not excessive use of sugar in everyday life.

According to a study by experts, the use of sugar should be 5 percent, instead of now, children aged 4 to 10 years use about 13 percent of sugar in average daily calorie intake and 15 percent of children aged 11 to 18 years. Right now, the intake of sugar snacks, drinks and processed foods is increasing now that is worrying for children’s health. Applying sugar boards at the school level will make maximum awareness among children and students.