How processed is baby food? - BBC World Service

The BBC investigates levels of added sugar in baby food in low and middle-income families in Asia, and asks whether there is a link to increased rates of obesity and diabetes.

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As parents in South East Asia get richer, they are increasingly turning to convenience foods to feed their babies.

These products are often marketed as healthy and nutritious, but many of them contain added sugar, while the same products sold in western supermarkets have no sugar.

A Unicef study of 1,600 baby foods across South East Asia found nearly half included added sugars and sweeteners.

The BBC’s Suranjana Tewari travelled to the Philippines to find out more.

00:00 Intro

03:04: A working mother’s perspective

04:18: Stay-home-mom’s perspective

05:40: Baby nutrition classes in Manila

08:06: Industry’s role

11:00: Impact of hidden sugars

12:02: Lack of Regulation

14:13: Sweet tooth in the Philippines

15:45: Social media influence

18:12: Government measures

20:22: Conclusion

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