The bitter truth about your children's 'sweet' juice
5th June 2025
Many of the drinks packed in children’s lunch boxes are highly processed, filled with sugar, artificial flavours and colourants, and contain very little actual fruit. This trend, if left unchecked, could significantly contribute to the rising cases of childhood obesity, diabetes and dental issues among Uganda’s young population.
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While juice is often seen as a healthy option, the industrially processed type is highly processed, filled with sugar, artificial flavours and colourants, which could spike cases of childhood obesity, diabetes and dental issues among Uganda’s young population.
As schools in Uganda reopen for the second term, parents are busy preparing their children. For many families, this includes packing a five-litre jerrycan of juice (sometimes, even
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