Younger children should not be given drinks containing artificial sweeteners, say advisory committee
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) published its latest recommendations on non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) on the 2nd of April 2025.
For younger children, SACN recommends:
Not giving them drinks sweetened with sugar or NSS
Giving them unsweetened food (not sweetened with either sugar or NSS)
It says pre-school children should get used to drinking water instead, though sweeteners may help older children cut down on sugar.
For more information, read the full summary of the SACN statement on the WHO guideline on non-sugar sweeteners.
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