It is supposed to sweeten the chore of drinking a healthy eight glasses of water a day. But the bitter truth is that a small bottle of flavoured water can contain as much sugar as a plate of Krispy Kreme doughnuts. The most popular brand, Volvic’s Touch of Fruit in lemon and lime, has 27.5g of sugar in its standard 500ml bottle – equivalent to almost seven teaspoons. Click here to read more...
Monday, February 21, 2011
The 'healthy' flavoured water with as much sugar as three doughnuts
It is supposed to sweeten the chore of drinking a healthy eight glasses of water a day. But the bitter truth is that a small bottle of flavoured water can contain as much sugar as a plate of Krispy Kreme doughnuts. The most popular brand, Volvic’s Touch of Fruit in lemon and lime, has 27.5g of sugar in its standard 500ml bottle – equivalent to almost seven teaspoons. Click here to read more...